Search Result:hereditary


KK Pronunciation

〔 hәˋrєdәˏtєrI 〕

Pronunciation

〔 hiˊreditәri 〕


Overview of adj hereditary

The adj hereditary has 2 senses


  • familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible -- (occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features")

  • 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")