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View usage for: (hɪredɪtri) 1. adjectiveA 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. Synonyms: genetic, inborn, inbred, transmissible More Synonyms of hereditary 2. adjectiveA 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. British Prime Ministers are traditionally offered hereditary peerages. More Synonyms of hereditary hereditary in British English (hɪˈrɛdɪtərɪ, -trɪ) adjective1. of, relating to, or denoting factors that can be transmitted genetically from one generation to another 2. lawa. descending or capable of descending to succeeding generations by inheritance b. transmitted or transmissible according to established rules of descent 3. derived from one's ancestors; traditional hereditary feuds 4. mathematics, logica. (of a set) containing all those elements which have a given relation to any element of the set b. (of a property) transferred by the given relation, so that if x has the property P and xRy, then y also has the property P Derived forms hereditarily (heˈreditarily) adverb hereditariness (heˈreditariness) noun hereditary in American English (həˈrɛdɪˌtɛri) adjective1. a. of, or passed down by, inheritance from an ancestor to a legal heir; ancestral b. having title, right, etc. by inheritance 2. of, or passed down by, heredity; designating or of a characteristic transmitted genetically from generation to generation 3. being such because of attitudes, beliefs, etc. passed down through generations hereditary allies SIMILAR WORDS: inˈnate Derived forms hereditarily (heˈrediˌtarily) adverb hereditariness (heˈrediˌtariness) noun Word origin L hereditarius < hereditas: see heredity Examples of 'hereditary' in a sentencehereditary In other languageshereditary British English: hereditary / hɪˈrɛdɪtərɪ; -trɪ/ ADJECTIVE A hereditary characteristic or illness is passed on to a child from its parents before it is born. ...a rare hereditary disease. - American English: hereditary
- Arabic: وِرَاثِيّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: hereditário
- Chinese: 世袭的
- Croatian: nasljedan
- Czech: dědičný
- Danish: arvelig
- Dutch: erfelijk
- European Spanish: hereditario
- Finnish: perinnöllinen
- French: héréditaire
- German: erblich
- Greek: κληρονομικός
- Italian: ereditario
- Japanese: 遺伝的な
- Korean: 유전성의
- Norwegian: arvelig
- Polish: dziedziczny
- European Portuguese: hereditário
- Romanian: ereditar
- Russian: наследственный
- Latin American Spanish: hereditario
- Swedish: ärftlig
- Thai: เป็นกรรมพันธุ์
- Turkish: kalıtsal
- Ukrainian: спадковий
- Vietnamese: di truyền
Chinese translation of 'hereditary' adj - [disease]
遗(遺)传(傳)的 (yíchuán de) - [title]
世袭(襲)的 (shìxí de)
Definition passed on genetically from one generation to another In men, hair loss is hereditary. Synonyms genetic inbred transmissible inheritable Definition passed on to succeeding generations by inheritance hereditary peerages Synonyms inherited handed down passed down willed family transmitted bequeathed patrimonial Additional synonymsDefinition of or inherited from ancestors the family's ancestral home Synonyms inherited, hereditary, patriarchal, antecedent, forefatherly, genealogical, lineal, ancestorial Definition existing from birth It is clear that the ability to smile is inborn. Synonyms natural, inherited, inherent, hereditary, instinctive, innate, intuitive, ingrained, congenital, inbred, native, immanent, in your blood, hard-wired, connate Definition of, relating to, or being a tradition Traditional teaching methods can put students off learning. Synonyms old-fashioned, old, established, conventional, standard, fixed, usual, transmitted, orthodox, accustomed, customary, ancestral, long-established, unwritten, time-honoured, unadventurous |