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Plural
inheritances
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property, titles, or estates legally passed to heirs after the owner's death
- She received her inheritance after her father's passing.
- The inheritance included a house, land, and investments.
- He contested the inheritance of the family estate.
- The lawyer explained the rules of inheritance to the beneficiaries.
- The inheritance was divided among the children.
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the passing down of a title, office, or position by hereditary right
- He claimed the inheritance of the family barony.
- The prince's inheritance secured his position at court.
- Succession laws governed the inheritance of the throne.
- Inheritance traditions determined the leadership of the clan.
- The title passed through inheritance to the eldest child.
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any non-physical quality, skill, or trait passed down from one's ancestors
- She got an artistic inheritance from her grandmother.
- Language and customs form part of our cultural inheritance.
- The poet's creative inheritance shaped his early works.
- Musical talent can be part of an inheritance from family members.
- His sense of humor was part of his familial inheritance.
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genetic traits or characteristics transmitted biologically from parents to offspring
- Eye color is determined by inheritance from the parents.
- The scientist studied the inheritance of genetic disorders.
- Height can be influenced by inheritance.
- Traits such as hair texture follow patterns of inheritance.
- The inheritance of blood type is predictable.
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