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her⋅it⋅a⋅ble

  [her-i-tuh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
2. capable of inheriting.
Origin:
1325–75; ME < MF, equiv. to herit(er) to inherit + -able -able. See heir, heredity

Related forms:
her⋅it⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
her⋅it⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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her·i·ta·ble   (hěr'ĭ-tə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Capable of being passed from one generation to the next; hereditary.

  2. Capable of inheriting or taking by inheritance.


[Middle English, from Old French, from heriter, to inherit, from Late Latin hērēditāre; see inherit.]
her'i·ta·bil'i·ty n., her'i·ta·bly adv.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: her·i·ta·ble
Pronunciation: 'her-&-t&-b&l
Function: adjective
: INHERITABLE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: her·i·ta·bil·i·ty
Pronunciation: "her-&t-&-'bil-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : the quality or state of being heritable
2 : the proportion of observed variation in a particular trait (as intelligence) that can beattributed to inherited genetic factors in contrast to environmental ones

Main Entry: her·i·ta·ble
Pronunciation: 'her-&t-&-b&l
Function: adjective
: HEREDITARY heritable mammary tumors to young sucklings —Lancet>
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heritability her·i·ta·bil·i·ty (hěr'ĭ-tə-bĭl'ĭ-tē)
n.

  1. The quality of being heritable.

  2. The proportion of phenotypic variance attributable to variance in genotypes.

heritable her·i·ta·ble (hěr'ĭ-tə-bəl)
adj.

  1. Capable of being passed from one generation to the next; hereditary.

  2. Capable of inheriting or taking by inheritance.

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heritable   (hěr'ĭ-tə-bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
Capable of being passed from one generation to the next through the genes.
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