"inheritance" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/ Audio: En-us-inheritance.ogg [US] Forms: inheritances [plural]
Etymology: Recorded since 1473, inherit + -ance. More at inherit. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inherit|ance}} inherit + -ance, {{m|en|inherit}} inherit Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} inheritance (countable and uncountable, plural inheritances)
  1. The passing of title to an estate upon death. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (passing of title): наследяване (nasledjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 繼承 (Chinese Mandarin), 继承 (jìchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), dědičnost [feminine] (Czech), erfenis (Dutch), nalatenschap (Dutch), periminen (Finnish), Erbschaft [feminine] (German), oidhreacht [feminine] (Irish), eredità (Italian), мурас (muras) (Kyrgyz), dziedziczenie [neuter] (Polish), herança [feminine] (Portuguese), ᚨᚱᛒᛁᛃᚨ (arbija) [neuter] (Proto-Norse), moștenire [feminine] (Romanian), насле́дование (naslédovanije) [neuter] (Russian), oighreachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), nasleđivanje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), dedenie (Slovak), herencia [feminine] (Spanish), mana (Tagalog), manahan (Tagalog), спадкува́ння (spadkuvánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), наслі́дування (naslíduvannja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-inheritance-en-noun-7dOMTL1C Disambiguation of 'passing of title': 77 4 7 7 5
  2. (countable) That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament. Tags: countable Translations (that which a person is entitled to inherit): κληρονομία (klēronomía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), مِيرَاث (mīrāṯ) [masculine] (Arabic), إرْثْ (ʔirṯ) [masculine] (Arabic), وِرْث (wirṯ) [masculine] (Arabic), ورث (wirs, wirṯ) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), ժառանգություն (žaṙangutʻyun) (Armenian), ирс (irs) (Avar), irs (Azerbaijani), miras (Azerbaijani), мираҫ (miraś) (Bashkir), ⴰⵢⴷⴰ (ayda) (Berber Tashelhit), наследство (nasledstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), herència [feminine] (Catalan), 遺產 (Chinese Mandarin), 遗产 (yíchǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), erfenis (Dutch), erfdeel [neuter] (Dutch), E9-w-a:t-iwa:Y1 (jwꜥt) [feminine] (Egyptian), heredo (Esperanto), ættararvur [masculine] (Faroese), perintö (english: which is inherited) (Finnish), perintöosa (english: minimum required by law) (Finnish), héritage [masculine] (French), herdanza [feminine] (Galician), Erbe [neuter] (German), Erbteil [neuter] (German), 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌹 (arbi) [neuter] (Gothic), 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃 (hlauts) [masculine] (Gothic), κληρονομιά (klironomiá) [feminine] (Greek), örökség (Hungarian), dánargjöf [feminine] (Icelandic), arfleifð [feminine] (Icelandic), oidhreacht [feminine] (Irish), eredità [feminine] (Italian), 遺産 (isan) (alt: いさん) (Japanese), erdansa (Kabuverdianu), мурас (muras) (Kyrgyz), herctum [neuter] (Latin), palikimas [masculine] (Lithuanian), наследство (nasledstvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), оставина (ostavina) [feminine] (Macedonian), wirt [masculine] (Maltese), whakareretanga (Maori), mafa (Ngazidja Comorian), ierfe [neuter] (Old English), Oafgoot [neuter] (Plautdietsch), spadek [masculine] (Polish), herança [feminine] (Portuguese), moștenire [feminine] (Romanian), насле́дство (naslédstvo) [neuter] (Russian), रेक्णस् (rekṇas) [neuter] (Sanskrit), oighreachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), nasledstvo [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), dedičstvo (Slovak), herencia [feminine] (Spanish), urithi (Swahili), mirathi (Swahili), arv [neuter] (Swedish), mana (Tagalog), manahan (Tagalog), มรดก (mɔɔ-rá-dòk) (Thai), miras (Turkish), bırakıt (Turkish), tereke (Turkish), спадок (spadok) [masculine] (Ukrainian), спа́дщина (spádščyna) [feminine] (Ukrainian), eritaedje [masculine] (Walloon), eritance [feminine] (Walloon), etifeddiad [masculine] (Welsh), etifeddiadau [masculine, plural] (Welsh), ירושה (yerushe) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-inheritance-en-noun-4q4Nrm32 Disambiguation of 'that which a person is entitled to inherit': 2 85 7 3 4
  3. (uncountable, especially linguistics, biology) The act or mechanism of inheriting; the state of having inherited Tags: especially, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Linguistics
    Sense id: en-inheritance-en-noun-r2Bzg6ZI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ance Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 11 35 22 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ance: 13 10 41 20 16 Topics: biology, human-sciences, linguistics, natural-sciences, sciences
  4. (biology, genetic algorithms) The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (biological attributes passed to offspring): наследственост (nasledstvenost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 遗传 (yíchuán) (Chinese Mandarin), dědičnost [feminine] (Czech), erfelijkheid (Dutch), ættarbregði [neuter] (Faroese), perimä (Finnish), Erbschaft (German), oidhreacht [feminine] (Irish), ereditarietà [feminine] (Italian), dziedziczenie [neuter] (Polish), herança [feminine] (Portuguese), moștenire [feminine] (Romanian), ereditate [feminine] (Romanian), насле́дование (naslédovanije) [neuter] (Russian), herencia [feminine] (Spanish), urithi (Swahili), arv [neuter] (Swedish), спадко́вість (spadkóvistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), eritance [feminine] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-inheritance-en-noun-M5hC6vRi Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'biological attributes passed to offspring': 6 6 6 74 8
  5. (programming, object-oriented programming) The mechanism whereby parts of a superclass are available to instances of its subclass. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming, Programming Translations (programming: mechanism for making parts of superclass available to subclass): 继承 (jìchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), dědičnost [feminine] (Czech), overerving [feminine] (Dutch), perintä (Finnish), héritage (French), ereditarietà [feminine] (Italian), 継承 (keishō) (Japanese), dziedziczenie [neuter] (Polish), herança [feminine] (Portuguese), moștenire [feminine] (Romanian), насле́дование (naslédovanije) [neuter] (Russian), dedičnosť (Slovak), herencia [feminine] (Spanish), наслідування (nasliduvannja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-inheritance-en-noun-7GOfM39Y Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Disambiguation of 'programming: mechanism for making parts of superclass available to subclass': 4 7 18 6 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: enheritance [obsolete], enheritaunce [obsolete], inhæritance [hypercorrect, obsolete], inheritaunce [obsolete] Hyponyms: classical inheritance, dual inheritance, dynamic inheritance, multiple inheritance, parasitic inheritance, prototypal inheritance, static inheritance, Swiss inheritance Derived forms: blending inheritance, composition over inheritance, inheritance law, inheritance powder, inheritance tax, particulate inheritance, preheritance, widow inheritance Related terms: inherit, inheritable, inheritor

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          "sense": "passing of title",
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 4 7 7 5",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "passing of title",
          "word": "nalatenschap"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 4 7 7 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "passing of title",
          "word": "periminen"
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          "_dis1": "77 4 7 7 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "passing of title",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Erbschaft"
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          "_dis1": "77 4 7 7 5",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "passing of title",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "oidhreacht"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 4 7 7 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "passing of title",
          "word": "eredità"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 4 7 7 5",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
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          "word": "мурас"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "passing of title",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "dziedziczenie"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "passing of title",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "herança"
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          "code": "gmq-pro",
          "lang": "Proto-Norse",
          "roman": "arbija",
          "sense": "passing of title",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ᚨᚱᛒᛁᛃᚨ"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "passing of title",
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          "lang": "Russian",
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          "word": "насле́дование"
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "passing of title",
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          "word": "oighreachd"
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          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "passing of title",
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          "word": "nasleđivanje"
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "passing of title",
          "word": "dedenie"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "passing of title",
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          "word": "herencia"
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          "_dis1": "77 4 7 7 5",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "passing of title",
          "word": "mana"
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          "sense": "passing of title",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "spadkuvánnja",
          "sense": "passing of title",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "спадкува́ння"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "naslíduvannja",
          "sense": "passing of title",
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          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "mīrāṯ",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "مِيرَاث"
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          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔirṯ",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
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          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "wirṯ",
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          "lang": "Arabic",
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          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "žaṙangutʻyun",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "word": "ժառանգություն"
        },
        {
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          "code": "av",
          "lang": "Avar",
          "roman": "irs",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "word": "ирс"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "word": "irs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "word": "miras"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "miraś",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "word": "мираҫ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "shi",
          "lang": "Berber Tashelhit",
          "roman": "ayda",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "word": "ⴰⵢⴷⴰ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nasledstvo",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "наследство"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "herència"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "word": "遺產"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yíchǎn",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "word": "遗产"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "word": "erfenis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "erfdeel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "egy",
          "lang": "Egyptian",
          "roman": "jwꜥt",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "E9-w-a:t-iwa:Y1"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "word": "heredo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ættararvur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "which is inherited",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "word": "perintö"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "minimum required by law",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "word": "perintöosa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "héritage"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "herdanza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Erbe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Erbteil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "arbi",
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          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
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          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
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          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
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          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
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          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
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          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
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          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
          "code": "tl",
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          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
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          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
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          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
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          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
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          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
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          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
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          "_dis1": "2 85 7 3 4",
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "nasledjavane",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "繼承"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìchéng",
      "sense": "passing of title",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "passing of title",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "dědičnost"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "word": "erfenis"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "word": "nalatenschap"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "word": "periminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Erbschaft"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "oidhreacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "word": "eredità"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "muras",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "word": "мурас"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dziedziczenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "herança"
    },
    {
      "code": "gmq-pro",
      "lang": "Proto-Norse",
      "roman": "arbija",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ᚨᚱᛒᛁᛃᚨ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moștenire"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "passing of title",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дование"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "oighreachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nasleđivanje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "word": "dedenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "herencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "word": "mana"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "word": "manahan"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "spadkuvánnja",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "спадкува́ння"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "naslíduvannja",
      "sense": "passing of title",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "наслі́дування"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mīrāṯ",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "مِيرَاث"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "ʔirṯ",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "إرْثْ"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "wirṯ",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "acw",
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "žaṙangutʻyun",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "ժառանգություն"
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      "code": "av",
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    {
      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "irs"
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    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "miras"
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    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
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      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "мираҫ"
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      "code": "shi",
      "lang": "Berber Tashelhit",
      "roman": "ayda",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "ⴰⵢⴷⴰ"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nasledstvo",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "наследство"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "herència"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "遺產"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yíchǎn",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "遗产"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "erfenis"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "jwꜥt",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "E9-w-a:t-iwa:Y1"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "heredo"
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    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ættararvur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "which is inherited",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "perintö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "minimum required by law",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "perintöosa"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "héritage"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "herdanza"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Erbe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Erbteil"
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    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "arbi",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌹"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "hlauts",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "klironomiá",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "κληρονομιά"
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    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "klēronomía",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κληρονομία"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "örökség"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dánargjöf"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arfleifð"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "oidhreacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eredità"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いさん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "isan",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "遺産"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "erdansa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "muras",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "мурас"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "herctum"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "palikimas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nasledstvo",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "наследство"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ostavina",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "оставина"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wirt"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "whakareretanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "mafa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ierfe"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Oafgoot"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spadek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "herança"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moștenire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naslédstvo",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дство"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "rekṇas",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "रेक्णस्"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "oighreachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nasledstvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "dedičstvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "herencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "urithi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "mirathi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "arv"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "mana"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "manahan"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mɔɔ-rá-dòk",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "มรดก"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "miras"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "bırakıt"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "word": "tereke"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "spadok",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "спадок"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "spádščyna",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "спа́дщина"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eritaedje"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eritance"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "etifeddiad"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "etifeddiadau"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "yerushe",
      "sense": "that which a person is entitled to inherit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ירושה"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nasledstvenost",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "наследственост"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yíchuán",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "word": "遗传"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dědičnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "word": "erfelijkheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ættarbregði"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "word": "perimä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "word": "Erbschaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "oidhreacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ereditarietà"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dziedziczenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "herança"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moștenire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ereditate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naslédovanije",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дование"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "herencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "word": "urithi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "arv"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "spadkóvistʹ",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "спадко́вість"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "biological attributes passed to offspring",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eritance"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìchéng",
      "sense": "programming: mechanism for making parts of superclass available to subclass",
      "word": "继承"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "programming: mechanism for making parts of superclass available to subclass",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dědičnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "programming: mechanism for making parts of superclass available to subclass",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "overerving"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "programming: mechanism for making parts of superclass available to subclass",
      "word": "perintä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "programming: mechanism for making parts of superclass available to subclass",
      "word": "héritage"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "programming: mechanism for making parts of superclass available to subclass",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ereditarietà"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "keishō",
      "sense": "programming: mechanism for making parts of superclass available to subclass",
      "word": "継承"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "programming: mechanism for making parts of superclass available to subclass",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dziedziczenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "programming: mechanism for making parts of superclass available to subclass",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "herança"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "programming: mechanism for making parts of superclass available to subclass",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moștenire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naslédovanije",
      "sense": "programming: mechanism for making parts of superclass available to subclass",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дование"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "programming: mechanism for making parts of superclass available to subclass",
      "word": "dedičnosť"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "programming: mechanism for making parts of superclass available to subclass",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "herencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nasliduvannja",
      "sense": "programming: mechanism for making parts of superclass available to subclass",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "наслідування"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "inheritance",
    "inheritance (genetic algorithm)",
    "inheritance (object-oriented programming)"
  ],
  "word": "inheritance"
}

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