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hereditarily

he·red·i·tar·y
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [huh-red-i-ter-ee]
    • /həˈrɛd ɪˌtɛr i/
    • /hɪˈredɪteərɪlɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [huh-red-i-ter-ee]
    • /həˈrɛd ɪˌtɛr i/

Definitions of hereditarily word

  • adjective hereditarily passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital. 1
  • adjective hereditarily of or relating to inheritance or heredity: a hereditary title. 1
  • adjective hereditarily existing by reason of feeling, opinions, or prejudices held by predecessors: a hereditary enemy. 1
  • adjective hereditarily Law. descending by inheritance. transmitted or transmissible in the line of descent by force of law. holding title, rights, etc., by inheritance: a hereditary proprietor. 1
  • adjective hereditarily Mathematics. (of a collection of sets) signifying that each subset of a set in the collection is itself a set in the collection. of or relating to a mathematical property, as containing a greatest integer, applicable to every subset of a set that has the property. 1
  • noun hereditarily In a hereditary manner. 1
See all 6 definitions of hereditarily

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Origin of hereditarily

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin hērēditārius relating to inheritance, equivalent to hērēdit(ās) inheritance, heredity + -ārius -ary

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Parts of speech for Hereditarily

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hereditarily

hereditarily popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for hereditarily

adverb hereditarily

  • genetically — Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
  • heritability — capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
All 2 Synonyms of hereditarily

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