heritage

her·i·tage

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A group celebrates their German heritage.

noun

The definition of heritage is the background from which one comes, or any sort of inherited property or goods.

An example of heritage is a German ancestry.
An example of heritage is money left to a child in his parent's will.

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heritage

property that is or can be inherited
1. something handed down from one's ancestors or the past, as a characteristic, a culture, tradition, etc.
2. the rights, burdens, or status resulting from being born in a certain time or place; birthright

Origin of heritage

Middle English from Old French from heriter from Ecclesiastical Late Latin hereditare, to inherit from Classical Latin hereditas: see heredity

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heritage

noun

Property that is or can be inherited; an inheritance.
Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
The status acquired by a person through birth; a birthright: a heritage of affluence and social position.
A domesticated animal or a crop of a traditional breed, usually not widely produced for commercial purposes.

Origin of heritage

Middle English from Old French from eritier heir from Medieval Latin hērēditārius from Latin inherited ; see hereditary .

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heritage

heritage inheritance legacy tradition

These nouns denote something immaterial, such as a custom, that is passed from one generation to another: a heritage of moral uprightness; a rich inheritance of storytelling; a legacy of philosophical thought; the tradition of noblesse oblige.

heritage inheritance legacy tradition

These nouns denote something immaterial, such as a custom, that is passed from one generation to another: a heritage of moral uprightness; a rich inheritance of storytelling; a legacy of philosophical thought; the tradition of noblesse oblige.

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Noun

(usually uncountable, plural heritages)

An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
A tradition; something that can be passed down from preceding generations.
A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
The university requires heritage Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-heritage students.