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hereditary definition
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Grep of noun hereditary hereditary cerebellar ataxia hereditary condition hereditary disease hereditary pattern Overview of adj hereditary The adj hereditary has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible -- (tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features") 2. ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible -- (inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition") Antonyms of adj hereditary 2 senses of hereditary Sense 1 familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible INDIRECT (VIA inheritable) -> noninheritable, nonheritable Sense 2 ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible INDIRECT (VIA inheritable) -> noninheritable, nonheritable Similarity of adj hereditary 2 senses of hereditary Sense 1 familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible => inheritable (vs. noninheritable), heritable Sense 2 ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible => inheritable (vs. noninheritable), heritable Attributes of adj hereditary Familiarity of adj hereditary hereditary used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj hereditary hereditary nonhereditary Overview of adj hereditary The adj hereditary has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible -- (tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features") 2. ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible -- (inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition")
hereditary definition
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