Scion
['saɪən]
Definition
(n.) A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker.
(n.) A piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting.
(n.) Hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Sprout, shoot, twig, branch, cion, graft.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Slip, offshoot, cadet, branch, child
ANT:Stem, stock, parent, root
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Definition
n. a cutting or twig for grafting: a young member of a family: a descendant.
Editor: Manuel
Examples
- I prayed them to save even from himself this scion of the noblest family in England. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I believe I have a rascal of that kind at home, said the learned, ugly scion of nobility, with disgusting affectation. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He was a young prince, the scion of a proud house that traced its lineage back to the grand old days of Rome well nigh two thousand years ago. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He appeared at one time a mere scion of the evil principle, and at another as all that can be conceived of noble and godlike. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- This the younger scions know and feel, and at heart they all rebel against the injustice. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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