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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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › hereditaryHEREDITARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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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   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. Discover More.

5. 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.

6. 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.