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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 hereditary mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! HEREDITARY definition: 1. (of characteristics or diseases) passing from a parent to a child through the genes : 2. (of…. Learn more.

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   What is hereditary disease?

   • A descriptive term for conditions capable of being transmitted from parent to offspring through the genes. The term hereditary is applied to diseases such as hemophilia and characteristics such as the tendency toward baldness that pass from parents to children. See innate.

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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. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What is a synonym for hereditary?

   • Synonyms of hereditary 1 a biology: genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring The disease is hereditary. b : characteristic of or fostered by one's predecessors a hereditaryfeud 2 a : received or passing by inheritanceor required to pass by inheritance or by reason of birth hereditarywealth b

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   What is a hereditary title?

   • a hereditary title. a hereditary enemy. Law. descending by inheritance. transmitted or transmissible in the line of descent by force of law. a hereditary proprietor. Mathematics. (of a collection of sets) signifying that each subset of a set in the collection is itself a set in the collection.

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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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   Heredity is the process by which parents pass on to their children through their genes the characteristics that make them related. Learn more about heredity, its synonyms, related words and phrases, and how to pronounce it.

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   Hereditary means of or relating to heredity or inheritance, or transmitted genetically from parent to offspring. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, and usage of hereditary in different contexts, such as biology, law, and mathematics.

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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.