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noun
1.
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the genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, taken collectively.
3.
something, as a quality, characteristic, or other immaterial possession, received from progenitors or predecessors as if by succession: an inheritance of family pride.
4.
the act or fact of inheriting by succession, as if by succession, or genetically: to receive property by inheritance.
5.
EXPANDportion; birthright; heritage: Absolute rule was considered the inheritance of kings.
6.
COLLAPSEObsolete. right of possession; ownership.
Related forms
pre·in·her·it·ance, noun
Synonyms
1. patrimony; bequest. Inheritance, heritage denote something inherited. Inheritance is the common term for property or any possession that comes to an heir: He received the farm as an inheritance from his parents. Heritage indicates something that is bequeathed to a subsequent generation by an individual or by society: our cultural heritage from Greece and Rome.
1. patrimony; bequest. Inheritance, heritage denote something inherited. Inheritance is the common term for property or any possession that comes to an heir: He received the farm as an inheritance from his parents. Heritage indicates something that is bequeathed to a subsequent generation by an individual or by society: our cultural heritage from Greece and Rome.
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Medical Dictionary
inheritance in·her·i·tance (ĭn-hěr'ĭ-təns)
n.
The process of genetic transmission of traits from parents to offspring.
A characteristic so inherited.
The sum of characteristics genetically transmitted from parents to offspring.
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Science Dictionary
inheritance  (ĭn-hěr'ĭ-təns) Pronunciation Key
The process by which traits or characteristics pass from parents to offspring through the genes. |
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