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Complete Definition of "inheritance"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɪnËhÉɹÉtÉns/, SAMPA|/In"hEr@t@ns/

Noun
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  1. The passing of title to an estate upon death.
  2. (biology) The hereditary passing of biological attributes from the parents to its off-spring.
  3. computing In object-oriented programming, specific properties of child objects.

Translations
rfc-trans
Dutch: erfenis (1)
Croatian: t-|hr|nasljeÄivanje|n (1,2,3)
Czech: dÄdiÄnost f (1,2,3)
Finnish: perintö (1)
Italian: eredità
Old English: yrfe n
Telugu:(vArasatvamu)t|te|వారసతà±à°µà°®à±|sc=Telu

See also
inherit
preheritance

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