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inherited
[ in-her-i-tid ]
adjective
- received from or as if from one’s predecessors:
Their wealth is from inherited properties, mostly through the estate of their mother’s parents.
For the novelist Henry James, history, tradition, precedence, and established forms constituted the inherited wisdom of civilization.
- received through genetic transmission:
the family’s inherited trait of straight blond hair;
kidney problems symptomatic of an inherited disorder.
- Baseball. (of a base runner) allowed on base by a previous pitcher:
The unlucky reliever balked, hit a batter, threw a wild pitch, allowed an inherited runner to score, and got only one out.
Other Word Forms
- -··· adjective
- ԴDz···· adjective
- ܲ·-··· adjective
- ܲ···· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of inherited1
Example Sentences
"The system this Government inherited was high stakes for teachers but low information for parents, which is why we're removing single-word judgments and introducing school report cards".
The island on Scotland's west coast is part of lands once ruled by the Lord of the Isles - one of a number of Scottish titles William inherited from his father when Charles became King.
Once as close as siblings, these cousins are trying in their different ways to imagine a world that will allow them to discover themselves outside of inherited assumptions and oppressive hierarchies.
He has not simply been the beneficiary of the outstanding squad he inherited, he has added value with his tactical acumen.
He told Kuenssberg that Labour had "inherited a difficult situation" but the country was "beginning to see something of a turnaround", with falling NHS waiting lists and the first breakfast clubs opening in schools.
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