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in⋅her⋅it⋅a⋅ble

  [in-her-i-tuh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. capable of being inherited.
2. capable of inheriting; qualified to inherit.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < AF; see in- 2 , heritable

Related forms:
in⋅her⋅it⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅her⋅it⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅her⋅it⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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Main Entry: in·her·it·able
Pronunciation: in-'her-i-t&-b&l
Function: adjective
1 : capable of being inherited
2 : capable of taking by inheritance —in·her·i·ta·bil·i·ty /in-"her-i-t&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun —in·her·it·able·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: in·her·it·able
Pronunciation: in-'her-&t-&-b&l
Function: adjective
: capable of being transmitted from parent tooffspring genetically —in·her·it·abil·i·ty /-"her-&t-&-'bil-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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inheritable in·her·it·a·ble (ĭn-hěr'ĭ-tə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of being inherited.

in·her'it·a·bil'i·ty n.

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