Added 9 October 2026
heredity
/hɪˈɹɛdɪti/ noun
Latin root: hērēditas Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about heredity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants.
laws of heredity
Origin
From Middle French heredité, from Latin hērēditas (“condition of being an heir”), from hēres (“heir”).
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