"heritable" meaning in English

See heritable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈhɛrɪtəbəl/ Forms: heritable [positive], more heritable [comparative], most heritable [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Heritable traits or characteristics can be passed from parents to their children.
    Sense id: simple-heritable-en-adj-l3iNIBjT
  2. Heritable property or titles can be inherited by family members.
    Sense id: simple-heritable-en-adj-~aLHo2Km
     
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        "positive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "more heritable",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most heritable",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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  "hyphenation": "her‧it‧able",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Eye colour is a heritable trait."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Heritable traits or characteristics can be passed from parents to their children."
      ],
      "id": "simple-heritable-en-adj-l3iNIBjT"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The heritable estate was passed down to the next generation."
        }
      ],
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        "Heritable property or titles can be inherited by family members."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛrɪtəbəl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "heritable"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "heritable",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more heritable",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most heritable",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "her‧it‧able",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Eye colour is a heritable trait."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Heritable traits or characteristics can be passed from parents to their children."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The heritable estate was passed down to the next generation."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Heritable property or titles can be inherited by family members."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛrɪtəbəl/"
    }
  ],
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}

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