"inheritance" meaning in English

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "inherit",
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      "expansion": "inherit + -ance",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "inherit + -ance",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inheritances",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "An inheritance is something that is passed down to others upon the death of a person."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈhɛrətəns/"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-inheritance.ogg",
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        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "inheritance"
}

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    "Terms suffixed with -ance"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "inherit",
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      },
      "expansion": "inherit + -ance",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "inherit + -ance",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inheritances",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An inheritance is something that is passed down to others upon the death of a person."
      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈhɛrətəns/"
    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "inheritance"
}