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- DictionaryIn·her·it·ance/inˈherəd(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. a thing that is inherited: "he came into a comfortable inheritance"
inheritance noun [C usually singular, U] (QUALITY) a physical or mental characteristic inherited from your parents, or the process by which this happens: genetic inheritance. A particular gene is responsible for the inheritance of eye color. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time.
A trait that is passed from parent to child genetically is also referred to as an inheritance. The inheritance of red hair, for example, might be common in your family. Definitions of inheritance. noun. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property. synonyms: heritage. see more.
1. a. The action of inheriting something: the inheritance of property from a relative. b. Something inherited or to be inherited: Her inheritance included a large estate. 2. Something regarded as a heritage: the cultural inheritance of Rome. See Synonyms at heritage. 3. Biology. a.
4 days ago · 1. variable noun. An inheritance is money or property which you receive from someone who has died . She feared losing her inheritance to her stepmother. Synonyms: legacy, estate, heritage, provision More Synonyms of inheritance. 2. countable noun [usually singular, oft with poss]
Inheritance is the common term for property or any possession that comes to an heir: He received the farm as an inheritance from his parents. Heritage indicates something that is bequeathed to a subsequent generation by an individual or by society: our cultural heritage from Greece and Rome.
[uncountable, countable] something from the past or from your family that affects the way you behave, look, etc. our cultural inheritance Physical characteristics are determined by genetic inheritance. See inheritance in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: inheritance.
