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Word: Hereditary
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin hereditarius, from hereditas (see heredity)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hɪˈrɛdɪt(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a title, office, or right) conferred by or based on inheritance
Short Definition:conferred by inheritance
Examples:- the Queen's hereditary right to the throne
Definition:
(of a set) defined such that every element which has a given relation to a member of the set is also a member of the set.
Short Definition:relating to mathematical set
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