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The definition of inheritance is something passed down from your parents to you, or the act of receiving something passed down from your parents.

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When your parents leave you their home in their will, this is an example of your inheritance.

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See inheritance in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the action of inheriting
something inherited or to be inherited; legacy; bequest
ownership by virtue of birthright; right to inherit
anything received as if by inheritance from a predecessor
any characteristic passed on by heredity

Origin: ME inheritauns < Anglo-Fr & OFr enheritance

See inheritance in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act of inheriting.
b. Something inherited or to be inherited.
Something regarded as a heritage: the cultural inheritance of Rome. See Synonyms at heritage.
Biology
a. The process of genetic transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring.
b. A characteristic so inherited.
c. The sum of characteristics genetically transmitted from parents to offspring.

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