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heritable

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her·i·ta·ble  (hr-t-bl)
adj.
1. Capable of being passed from one generation to the next; hereditary.
2. Capable of inheriting or taking by inheritance.

[Middle English, from Old French, from heriter, to inherit, from Late Latin hrditre; see inherit.]

heri·ta·bili·ty n.
heri·ta·bly adv.

heritable [ˈhɛrɪtəbəl]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) capable of being inherited; inheritable
2. (Law) Chiefly law capable of inheriting
[from Old French, from heriter to inherit]
heritability  n
heritably  adv

heritable  (hr-t-bl)
Capable of being passed from one generation to the next through the genes.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.heritable - capable of being inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye color"; "an inheritable title"
Translations
heritable [ˈherɪtəbl] ADJ [objects, property] → heredable, hereditable; [person] → que puede heredar
heritable
adj
(Jur) personerbfähig


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(still to the commoner, always to the commoner) pa- tience, meanness of spirit, non-resistance under op- pression; and she introduced heritable ranks and aristocracies, and taught all the Christian populations of the earth to bow down to them and worship them.
 
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