IPA Transcription of "descendant" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “descendant” is /dɪˈsɛndənt/.

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descendantdɪˈsɛndənt

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English (Australia)/dəˈsendənt/
English (United Kingdom)/dɪˈsɛndənt/

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