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   hereditary

   /hɪˈrɛdɪt(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a title, office, or right) conferred by or based on inheritance: "the Queen's hereditary right to the throne"
   • ▪ (of a person) holding a position by inheritance: "a hereditary peer"
   • ▪ (of a characteristic or disease) determined by genetic factors and therefore able to be passed on from parents to their offspring or descendants: "cystic fibrosis is our most common fatal hereditary disease" Similar geneticgeneticalcongenitalinborninherentinheritedinbredinnatein the familyin the bloodin the genes
   • ▪ relating to inheritance: "the main objection to the hereditary principle is that such peers are not elected" Similar inheritedobtained by inheritancebequeathedwilledhanded-downpassed-downpassed-ontransferredtransmittedancestralfamilyfamilialrare:lineal
   • 2. (of a set) defined such that every element which has a given relation to a member of the set is also a member of the set.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin hereditarius, from hereditas (see heredity).

   Derivatives

   • 1. hereditarily adverb
   • 2. hereditariness noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hereditaryHereditary Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of HEREDITARY is genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring. How to use hereditary in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hereditary.

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   Hereditary definition: passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes. See examples of HEREDITARY used in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › hereditaryHEREDITARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Hereditary means passed on from parents to children or inherited from ancestors. It can also refer to a title or position that is inherited or a mathematical property of sets. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › hereditaryHEREDITARY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   HEREDITARY meaning: 1. (of characteristics or diseases) passing from a parent to a child through the genes : 2. (of…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › hereditaryAll resources related to 'hereditary' - Collins Online Dictionary

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   1. A hereditary characteristic or illness is passed on to a child from its parents before it is born. [...] 2. A title or position in society that is hereditary is one that is passed on as a right from parent to child. [...]

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hereditaryHereditary - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent. “ hereditary monarchy”. synonyms: ancestral, patrimonial, transmissible. heritable, inheritable. capable of being inherited.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › hereditaryHereditary - definition of hereditary by The Free Dictionary

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   1. (Biology) of, relating to, or denoting factors that can be transmitted genetically from one generation to another. 2. (Law) law. a. descending or capable of descending to succeeding generations by inheritance. b. transmitted or transmissible according to established rules of descent.