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- [her-i-tuh-buh l]
- /ˈhɛr ɪ tə bəl/
- /ˈherɪtəbl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [her-i-tuh-buh l]
- /ˈhɛr ɪ tə bəl/
Definitions of heritable word
- adjective heritable capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary. 1
- adjective heritable capable of inheriting. 1
- noun heritable Able to be inherited, in particular. 1
- adjective heritable possible to inherit 1
- adjective heritable hereditary 1
- adjective heritable capable of being inherited; inheritable 0
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Origin of heritable
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Middle French, equivalent to herit(er) to inherit + -able -able. See heir, heredity
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Parts of speech for Heritable
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heritable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
heritable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for heritable
adj heritable
- genetic — Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
- inborn — naturally present at birth; innate.
- ancestral — You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
- family — the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family.
- inbred — naturally inherent; innate; native: her inbred grace.
adjective heritable
- transferable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- hereditary — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.
Antonyms for heritable
adj heritable
- acquired — obtained, through buying or being given
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