Meaning & use
Inheritable
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Capable of being passed down from one generation to the next, whether legally or biologically.
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Certain eye colors are inheritable traits passed from parents to children.
The estate lawyer explained which assets were inheritable under state law.
A note on using this word
Used in both genetics, to describe traits passed through DNA, and law, to describe property or titles that can be legally passed to heirs.
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heritabletransmissible
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