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inheritance > 4 senses
NOUN1inheritance, heritageHereditary succession to a title or an office or property
2inheritance, heritageThat which is inherited
3inheritance, hereditary pattern(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
4inheritance, heritageAny attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
inheritance > pronunciation
Soundsihnhheh'rahtahns
Rhymesabeyance, abhorrence, absence, and 264 more rhymes in ahns...
inheritance > noun 1, act
MeaningHereditary succession to a title or an office or property.
Synonymsheritage
Broaderacquisition
Verbsinherit
inheritance > noun 2, possession
MeaningThat which is inherited. A title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner.
Synonymsheritage
Partsheirloom
Categorylaw, jurisprudence
Broadertransferred property, transferred possession
Narrowerprimogeniture; borough English; accretion; bequest, legacy; birthright, patrimony; devise; heirloom
inheritance > noun 3, attribute
Meaning(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents.
Synonymshereditary pattern
Categorygenetics, genetic science
Broaderheredity, genetic endowment
Narrowerancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation; linkage, gene linkage; X-linked dominant inheritance; X-linked recessive inheritance
Verbsinherit
inheritance > noun 4, attribute
MeaningAny attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors.
Examples"my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"
Synonymsheritage
Broaderattribute
Narrowerbirthright; background; birthright; upbringing

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