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单词 heirloom
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
heir•loom /ˈɛrˌlum/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a family possession handed down from generation to generation.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
heir•loom  (âr′lo̅o̅m′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a family possession handed down from generation to generation.
  2. Lawmakingproperty neither personal nor real that descends to the heir of an estate as part of the real property.

adj. 
  1. Foodbeing an old variety that is being cultivated again:heirloom vegetables and fruits.
  • late Middle English heirlome. See heir, loom1 1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
heirloom /ˈɛəˌluːm/ n
  1. an object that has been in a family for generations
  2. a chattel inherited by special custom or in accordance with the terms of a will
Etymology: 15th Century: from heir + lome tool; see loom1
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