inherited

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inherited

  • /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtɪd/

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of inherit

adjective

  1. not comparable Obtained via an inheritance inherited money
  2. not comparable hereditary. an inherited disease

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: inheritable, heritable, hereditary, familial, transmitted, genetic, transmissible, legacy, landed, received, succession, passed, handed, left, got, acquired

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adj obtained via an inheritance

Deutschübernommen

adj inherited diseases etc.

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@misc{inherited_2026,
  title = {inherited},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inherited},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}