VDict - Definition of inheritance

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inheritance

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Noun

any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
- my only inheritance was my mother's blessing
- the world's heritage of knowledge

(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

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Synonyms:
heritage hereditary pattern

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "inheritance":
inheriting inheritance
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