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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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   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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   Hereditary means passing or capable of passing from parent to offspring through the genes. Learn more about the origin, synonyms, and usage of this word in different contexts, such as law, mathematics, and history.

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   Hereditary means passing from a parent to a child through the genes or as a right. Learn more about the meaning, usage and synonyms of hereditary with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent. “ hereditary monarchy”. synonyms: ancestral, patrimonial, transmissible. heritable, inheritable. capable of being inherited.

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   Hereditary means passing from a parent to a child through the genes, or passing from a parent to a child as a right. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and synonyms of hereditary with Cambridge Dictionary.

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    Learn the meaning of hereditary, an adjective that describes something passed on from parents to children or from ancestors to descendants. Find synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and related words for hereditary.