Meaning Of The Word Hereditary

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What's The Definition Of Hereditary?

hereditary
adjective: A hereditary characteristic or illness is passed on to a child from its parents before it is born.
adjective: A title or position in society that is hereditary is one that is passed on as a right from parent to child.

hereditary in American English
of, or passed down by, inheritance from an ancestor to a legal heir; ancestral
adjective: passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes

hereditary in British English
adjective: of, relating to, or denoting factors that can be transmitted genetically from one generation to another

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