heritable
See also: héritable
English
Etymology
From Middle French héritable, from Old French heritable.
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈhɛɹɪtəbl̩/
Adjective
heritable (comparative more heritable, superlative most heritable)
- That can legally be inherited.
- 1791, Thomas Paine, The Rights of Man:
- An heritable crown, or an heritable throne, or by what other fanciful name such things may be called, have no other significant explanation than that mankind are heritable property.
- 1791, Thomas Paine, The Rights of Man:
- Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring; hereditary.
- 1909, Albert Charles Seward, Darwin and Modern Science:
- But if we consider that all heritable variations must have their roots in the germ-plasm, and further, that when personal selection does not intervene, ...
- 2018, Ian Sample, The Guardian, 16 April:
- The colour of a person’s hair is one of the most heritable features of their appearance, with studies on twins suggesting that genetics explains up to 97% of hair colour.
- 1909, Albert Charles Seward, Darwin and Modern Science:
Synonyms
Translations
able to be inherited
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