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   He·red·i·ty

   /həˈredədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another: "few scientists dispute that heredity can create a susceptibility to alcoholism"
   • ▪ a person's ancestry: "he wears a Cossack tunic to emphasize his Russian heredity"
   • 2. the inheritance of a title, office, or right: "membership is largely based on heredity"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French hérédité, from Latin hereditas ‘heirship’, from heres, hered- ‘heir’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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