nonhereditary

he·red·i·tar·y

N n

Transcription

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

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

Definitions of nonhereditary word

adjective nonhereditary passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital. 1
adjective nonhereditary of or relating to inheritance or heredity: a hereditary title. 1
adjective nonhereditary existing by reason of feeling, opinions, or prejudices held by predecessors: a hereditary enemy. 1
adjective nonhereditary 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 nonhereditary 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 nonhereditary Not acquired or acquirable by inheritance. 1

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Origin of nonhereditary

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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nonhereditary 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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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