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   He·red·i·tar·y

   /həˈredəˌterē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a title, office, or right) conferred by or based on inheritance: "members of the ancient Polish aristocracy who had hereditary right to elect the king"
   • ▪ (of a person) holding a position by inheritance: "I am the hereditary chief of the Piscataway people"
   • ▪ (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: "a form of hereditary succession and dynastic rule became standard practice" Similar inheritedobtained by inheritancebequeathedwilledhanded-downpassed-downpassed-ontransferredtransmittedancestralfamilyfamilialrare:lineal
   • ▪ (of a set) defined such that every element that 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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   hereditary: [adjective] genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring. characteristic of or fostered by one's predecessors.

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   What does hereditary mean?

   • The meaning of HEREDITARY is genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring. How to use hereditary in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hereditary.

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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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   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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   What are hereditary features?

   • They're commenting on hereditary features — things you got from your parents, and their parents, and all the other family genes you carry. Hair color, height, and even parts of your personality tend to be hereditary, or passed down genetically.

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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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   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: . 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 , ...

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   4 meanings: 1. of, relating to, or denoting factors that can be transmitted genetically from one generation to another 2. law.... Click for more definitions.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › hereditaryHEREDITARY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    HEREDITARY definition: 1. passed to a child from its parents before birth: 2. passed from parent to child as a right: . Learn more.