HEREDITARY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of hereditary – Learner’s Dictionary

hereditary
adjective
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/hɪˈredɪtəri/ us

hereditary adjective (DISEASE/QUALITY)

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passed to a child from its parents before birth:
Depression is often hereditary.

hereditary adjective (TITLE/POSITION)

passed from parent to child as a right:
a hereditary title

(Definition of hereditary from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of hereditary

in Chinese (Traditional)
（特點或疾病）遺傳的, （稱號或爵位）世襲的…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（特点或疾病）遗传的, （称号或爵位）世袭的…
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hereditario…
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hereditário…
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遺伝性の, 世襲の…
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kalıtım, soyaçekim, irsiyet…
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héréditaire…
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hereditari…
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erfelijk…
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nedarvet, arvelig…
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ärftlig…
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diwarisi…
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erblich…
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arvelig…
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спадковий…
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наследственный…
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وِراثي…
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dědičný…
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turun temurun…
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ซึ่งเป็นกรรมพันธุ์…
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thuộc di truyền…
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dziedziczny…
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유전적인, 세습되는…
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ereditario…
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