hereditable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/hɪˈrɛdɪtəbəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hə redi tə bəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
he•red•i•ta•ble  (hə redi tə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. heritable.
  • Late Latin hērēdit(āre) to inherit, derivative of Latin hērēd- (stem of hērēs) heir + Middle French -able -able
  • Middle French
  • late Middle English 1400–50
he•red′i•ta•bili•ty, n. 
he•redi•ta•bly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hereditable / hɪˈrɛdɪtəbəl/
  1. a less common word for heritable
heˌreditaˈbilityheˈreditably
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