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hereditary
adjective
Inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
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həˈɹɛdɪt(ə)ɹi
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adjective
Inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
“Ancestral home”
adjective
Occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
“An inherited disease”
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Ancestral home
Ancestral lore
Hereditary monarchy
Patrimonial estate
Transmissible tradition
An inherited disease
Familial traits
Genetically transmitted features
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