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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary her·i·ta·ble DATE 14th century 1. capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance 2. hereditary Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 heritable her·it·able / 5heritEbl / adjective (law 律) (of property 财产) that can be passed from one member of a family to another 可继承的；可传承的 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged her·i·ta·ble I. \ˈherə̇d.əbəl, -rə̇tə-\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from heriter to inherit + -able 1. : capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance : inheritable 2. Scots law : of or relating to heritage or heritables 3. : hereditary < heritable character > < heritable office > < a viruslike agent transmitting heritable mammary tumors to young sucklings — Lancet > II. noun (-s) : a piece of heritable property — usually used in plural |
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