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hereditary

/h/@/'r/E/d/I/,t/E/r/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law; received or passing by inheritance, or that must pass by inheritance; as, an <i>hereditary</i> estate or crown.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

    adj.all

    Synonyms familial genetic inherited transmissible transmitted

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

    adj.all

    Examples
    Hereditary monarchy.
    Synonyms ancestral patrimonial transmissible

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

hereditabilityhereditablehereditablyhereditamenthereditarianismhereditarilyhereditary cerebellar ataxiahereditary conditionhereditary diseasehereditary motor and sensory neuropathyhereditary patternheredity

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