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Word entry · 10 letters

hereditary

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"runs in the family"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /həˈɹɛdɪt(ə)ɹi/Part of speech adjectiveSorted adeehirrtyStarts with HEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English hereditarie, from Latin hērēditārius, from hērēditās (“inheritance”), from hērēs (“heir”).

Used in a sentence

  • Duke is a hereditary title which was created in Norman times.
  • hereditary rulers
  • Haemophilia is hereditary in his family.

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