Meaning

2 senses

  1. That can legally be inherited.

    erblich

    capable of being inherited

  2. Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring; hereditary.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Judaism doesn't believe in heritable original sin.

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  2. Knowledge is not heritable.

    deWissen ist nicht vererblich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
able to be inherited:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English heritable, from Anglo-Norman heritable; equivalent to herit

Inherited from Middle English heritable, from Anglo-Norman heritable; equivalent to herit + -able.

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Forms

more heritable, most heritable
Comparativemore heritable Lesson
Superlativemost heritable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
inheritable
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words
RelatedinheritanceC1
Derivedheritablenessheritablynonheritableunheritable

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
heresyhereticheretoforeheritageB2hermeticallyhermitC2hermitage
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