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1. (n.) inheritance
something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner's death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy.
2. inheritance
the genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring.
3. inheritance
something, as a quality or characteristic, received from progenitors or predecessors.
4. inheritance
the act or fact of inheriting.
5. inheritance
birthright; heritage.
Etymology: (1375–1425; ME enheritance < AF)
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1. (noun) inheritance, heritage
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
2. (noun) inheritance, heritage
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
3. (noun) inheritance, hereditary pattern
(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
4. (noun) inheritance, heritage
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
"my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"
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1. (noun) inheritance
money or property that you receive from sb when they die
The jewelry was part of her inheritance.
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| Definition of 'Inheritance' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Inheritance
the act or state of inheriting; as, the inheritance of an estate; the inheritance of mental or physical qualities
2. (noun) Inheritance
that which is or may be inherited; that which is derived by an heir from an ancestor or other person; a heritage; a possession which passes by descent
3. (noun) Inheritance
a permanent or valuable possession or blessing, esp. one received by gift or without purchase; a benefaction
4. (noun) Inheritance
possession; ownership; acquisition
5. (noun) Inheritance
transmission and reception by animal or plant generation
6. (noun) Inheritance
a perpetual or continuing right which a man and his heirs have to an estate; an estate which a man has by descent as heir to another, or which he may transmit to another as his heir; an estate derived from an ancestor to an heir in course of law
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Sense: money etc inherited
He spent most of his inheritance on drink.
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 Afrikaans: erfporsie |
 Arabic: ميراث، تَرِكَه |
 Bulgarian: наследство |
 Brazilian: herança |
 Czech: dědictví |
 German: das Erbe |
 Danish: arv |
 Greek: κληρονομιά |
 Spanish: herencia |
 Estonian: pärand |
 Farsi: ارث |
 Finnish: perintö |
 French: héritage |
 Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁה |
 Hindi: उत्तराधिकार |
 Croatian: nasljeđe |
 Hungarian: örökség |
 Indonesian: warisan |
 Icelandic: arfur |
 Italian: eredità |
 Japanese: 遺産 |
 Korean: 상속 재산 |
 Lithuanian: palikimas |
 Latvian: mantojums |
 Malay: warisan |
 Dutch: erfenis |
 Norwegian: arv |
 Polish: spadek |
 Persian: ارث |
 Pashto: ميراث |
 Portuguese: herança |
 Romanian: moştenire |
 Russian: наследство |
 Slovak: dedičstvo |
 Slovenian: dediščina |
 Serbian: nasleđe |
 Swedish: arv, arvedel |
 Thai: เงินมรดก |
 Turkish: miras |
 Taiwanese: 遺產 |
 Ukrainian: спадщина |
 Urdu: میراث |
 Vietnamese: gia tài |
 Chinese: 遗产 |
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