heritable
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heritable
- /ˈhɛɹɪtəbəl/
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Inherited from Middle English heritable, from Anglo-Norman heritable; equivalent to herit + -able.
adjective more heritable · most heritable
- That can legally be inherited. 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.
- Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring; hereditary. 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, ...
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Talk about this word "heritable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/heritable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. heritable. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/heritable "heritable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/heritable.Cite this
@misc{heritable_2026,
title = {heritable},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heritable},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
