hérédité

See also: heredite and heredité

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin hērēditās.

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /e.ʁe.di.te/

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Noun

hérédité f (plural hérédités)

1. heredity (transmission of genetic features)
2. succession (to a throne or office)

Related terms

• héréditaire

Further reading

• “hérédité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.