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inheritable adjective

  /ənˈhɛrətəbəl/ , /ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbəl/
  • Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir.
 heredable

inheritance noun

  /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/
  • The passing of title to an estate upon death.
  • (countable) That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament, such as the part of an estate (i.e., a portion).
 herencia, heredad
  • (biology, genetic algorithms) The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring.
  • (programming, object-oriented) The mechanism whereby parts of a superclass are available to instances of its subclass.
 herencia

inherit verb

  /ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/
  • (transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
  • (transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
  • (transitive, biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
 heredar

inherited adjective

  /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtɪd/
  • Obtained via an inheritance
 hereditario
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