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heritage

her·it·age
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [her-i-tij]
    • /ˈhɛr ɪ tɪdʒ/
    • /ˈher.ɪ.tɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [her-i-tij]
    • /ˈhɛr ɪ tɪdʒ/

Definitions of heritage word

  • noun heritage something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition: a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage. 1
  • noun heritage something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth; an inherited lot or portion: a heritage of poverty and suffering. 1
  • noun heritage something reserved for one: the heritage of the righteous. 1
  • noun heritage Law. something that has been or may be inherited by legal descent or succession. any property, especially land, that devolves by right of inheritance. 1
  • adjective heritage noting or relating to a product, place, etc., that evokes a nostalgic sense of tradition or history: visitors to a heritage site in the Middle East. 1
  • adjective heritage noting or relating to an older, traditional breed of animal or plant: raising pure-breed heritage hogs. Compare heirloom (def 3). 1
See all 26 definitions of heritage

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Origin of heritage

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English < Middle French, equivalent to heriter to inherit + -age -age; see heir

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Heritage

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

heritage popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

heritage usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for heritage

noun heritage

  • right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
  • custom — A custom is an activity, a way of behaving, or an event which is usual or traditional in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
  • culture — Culture consists of activities such as the arts and philosophy, which are considered to be important for the development of civilization and of people's minds.
  • legacy — legacy system
  • ancestry — Your ancestry is the fact that you are descended from certain people.
All 20 Synonyms of heritage

Antonyms for heritage

noun heritage

  • whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
Just one Antonym for heritage

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Related words

  • inheritance

    something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner's death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy.

  • white

    of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.

  • community

    The community is all the people who live in a particular area or place.

  • disinherit

    Law. to exclude from inheritance (an heir or a next of kin).

  • griqua

    (in South Africa) a person of mixed African and European descent, especially a native of Griqualand.

  • half-breed

    a contemptuous term used to refer to the offspring of parents of different racial origin, especially the offspring of an American Indian and a white person of European descent.
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