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heritable

Syllabification: (her·it·a·ble)
Pronunciation: /ˈheritəbəl/

Definition of heritable

adjective

  • able to be inherited, in particular.
  • Biology (of a characteristic) transmissible from parent to offspring.
  • Law (of property) capable of being inherited by heirs-at-law. Compare with movable (sense 2 of the adjective).

Derivatives

heritability

Pronunciation: /ˌheritəˈbilitē/

noun

heritably

Pronunciation: /-blē/

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French heriter 'inherit', from ecclesiastical Latin hereditare, from Latin heres, hered- 'heir'

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