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Word entry · 11 letters

inheritance

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"Legacy"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/Part of speech nounSorted aceehiinnrtStarts with IEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English enheritaunce, inheritaunce, borrowed from Anglo-Norman, Old French enheritaunce, from enheriter. By surface analysis, inherit + -ance.

Used in a sentence

  • The Indo-European languages share various similarities as a result of their inheritance from a common ancestor.

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