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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

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   What does heredity mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! HEREDITY definition: 1. the process by which characteristics are given from a parent to their child through the genes…. Learn more.

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   What is a hereditary disease?

   • A hereditary characteristic or illness is passed on to a child from its parents before it is born. Cystic fibrosis is the commonest fatal hereditary disease. In men, hair loss is hereditary. A title or position in society that is hereditary is one that is passed on as a right from parent to child. The position of the head of state is hereditary.

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   What is a hereditary position?

   • A title or position in society that is hereditary is one that is passed on as a right from parent to child. The position of the head of state is hereditary. British Prime Ministers are traditionally offered hereditary peerages. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Are things that are hereditary inherited?

   • Things that are hereditary are inherited — passed down through the DNA of your biological parents. Has anyone ever said "You have your mom's eyes" or "Wow, you look like your grandfather"? They're commenting on hereditary features — things you got from your parents, and their parents, and all the other family genes you carry.

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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.

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    hereditary: 1 adj occurring among members of a family usually by heredity Synonyms: familial , genetic , inherited , transmissible , transmitted heritable , inheritable capable of being inherited adj inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent “ hereditary monarchy” Synonyms: ancestral , patrimonial , ...