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hereditary

/həˈɹɛdɪˌtɛɹi/adjective5 syllables

Hereditary means: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity.

Synonyms for hereditary9

adjective, as in occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

familial, genetic, inherited, transmitted, transmissible, inheritable, heritable

adjective, as in inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

ancestral, patrimonial, transmissible, inheritable, heritable

What does hereditary mean?2

adjective

1

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity“an inherited disease”

2

inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent“ancestral home”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Hereditary in a sentence

  • Fascism is the hereditary enemy of every thought, whatever that thought may be.kaiperkins271
  • The disease we are talking about is hereditary.CK
  • Cousin marriage increases the risk of hereditary disease.mrkalling
  • Dog breeds were artificially created fairly recently, and are subject to all sorts of hereditary diseases.shekitten
  • My baby has a hereditary disease.CK
  • My son has an hereditary disease.marcelostockle
  • Hereditary Prince Alois is the regent of Liechtenstein.shekitten

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