hereditary
Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestatePassed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.
» My baby has a hereditary disease.
Mein Baby hat eine Erbkrankheit. — Zaghawa
У моего ребёнка наследственное заболевание. — sharptoothed
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6 sensesPassed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.
erblich
насле́дственныйnaslédstvennyj
спадко́вийspadkóvyj, спадкоє́мнийspadkojémnyj
Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.
Duke is a hereditary title which was created in Norman times.
Erb-
насле́дственныйnaslédstvennyj
Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank.
hereditary rulers
Erb-
насле́дственныйnaslédstvennyj
Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes.
Haemophilia is hereditary in his family.
erblich, Erb-
насле́дственныйnaslédstvennyj
спадко́вийspadkóvyj
Of a ring: such that all submodules of projective modules over the ring are also projective.
Of a property of graphs: such that if G has the property, so must every induced subgraph of G.
- inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
- occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
Examples
15 sentencesMy baby has a hereditary disease.
ruУ моего ребёнка наследственное заболевание. — sharptoothed
deMein Baby hat eine Erbkrankheit. — Zaghawa
The disease we are talking about is hereditary.
My son has an hereditary disease.
ruУ моего сына наследственная болезнь. — marafon
deMein Sohn hat eine Erbkrankheit. — brauchinet
Cousin marriage increases the risk of hereditary disease.
Fascism is the hereditary enemy of every thought, whatever that thought may be.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English hereditarie, from Latin hērēditārius, from hērēditās (“inherInherited from Middle English hereditarie, from Latin hērēditārius, from hērēditās (“inheritance”), from hērēs (“heir”).
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Forms
more hereditary, most hereditary| Comparative | more hereditary Lesson |
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| Superlative | most hereditary Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonyms- inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent:ancestralpatrimonialtransmissible
- occurring among members of a family usually by heredity:familialgeneticinheritedtransmittedtransmissible
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form