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h-uh-RED-itr-ee/həˈredɪtri/

Hereditary means passed from parent to child — a title, office, disease, or trait: a hereditary peer, hereditary risk. Inherited is a close twin; genetic / genetically (this batch) stress DNA; elected sits opposite for posts. A title on the letterhead does not waive methods.

Meaning

Passed from parent to child, as a title, property, or biological trait.

Examples

• “A hereditary title on the letterhead does not waive the n or the embargo.”
• “Inherited is the close twin. Genetic is DNA-focused. Ancestral is older-family. Stationery is branding. Sample size is a methods fact. Rank does not fill the cell. Count the n; leave the title in the signature block.”

Good to know

Passed down the family line. Close: inherited. DNA adverb: genetically (this batch). A title ≠ a methods waiver.

Near in meaning

inherited

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