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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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHEREDITARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   (of characteristics or diseases) passing from a parent to a child through the genes : a hereditary disease. Depression is often hereditary. It is possible that her heart condition is hereditary. (of titles and positions in society) passing from a parent to a child as a right:

3. 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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHEREDITARY | 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.

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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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHEREDITARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A hereditary characteristic or illness is passed on to a child from its parents before it is born.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHEREDITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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