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Inheritance

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors

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Senses

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hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

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(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

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that which is inherited

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
hereditary patternheritage
plural
Inheritances
possessive
Inheritance's
pluralpossessive
Inheritances'