John inherited a large fortune.
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Inherited
/ɪnˈhɛɹɪtɪd/
Synonyms for "inherited" (84 found)
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Verb(9 words)
acquire by inheritanceancestralascribedbe derived from parent classbe passed on geneticallybe transmitted by hereditybe transmitted geneticallybequeathedcome into wealth
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Verb(6 words)
Adjective(12 words)
dominantfamilialgeneticgenetic conceptgenetic disordergenetic historygenetic inheritancegenetic materialgenetic propertygenetic unitshereditaryhereditary disease
Noun(3 words)
genetic traitgenetics classhereditary factor
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Adjective(4 words)
Verb(6 words)
in the bloodinborninbredincarnateindigenousingrainedinherentinnateinstinctiveinstinctualintrinsicmatroclinousnativenative tonaturalnatural toorganicpatrimonialpatroclinousphysical
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Noun(8 words)
inheritinglegacymost geneticmost hereditarymost heritableportuguese hereditáriostrong genetic predispositionγενετική — greek
Determiner(1 words)
most organismal traits
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15 entriesblood typeeye colorfinancial assetsinherit diseaseinherit estateinherit fieldsinherit methodsinherit propertiesinherit susceptibilityinherit titleinherit traitinherit wealthlinguistic traditionreal estateritual practice
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8 entriesinherited alleleinherited characteristicsinherited diseaseinherited estateinherited patterninherited rightsinherited traitinherited wealth
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
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2 entriesSample sentences
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My sixty-year-old aunt inherited the huge estate.
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My aunt inherited the huge estate.
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When we say that a language is culturally transmitted - that is, that it is learned rather than inherited - we mean that it is part of that whole complex of learned and shared behavior that anthropologists call culture.
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