Connection
Connection noun - The fact or state of having something in common.
Descent and connection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Descent" instead a noun "Connection".
Descent
Descent noun - The act or process of going to a lower level or altitude.
Connection and descent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Connection" instead a noun "Descent".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- The second sometimes claims descent from the first but there is no direct connection other than the name.
Source: Magazine / The Spectator - The Nu, Spawn of Nu: Claiming descent from the oldest Progenitor the Nu boast unrivaled connection to the elements.
- This has a certain amount of Always An Actor about it, in that Americans will sometimes claim Irish or Scots descent on the basis of third or fourth generation ancestors and near-homeopathic dilutions of actual genetic connection.
Source: Oireland
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