HEREDITIES

Noun

heredities

plural of heredity

Source: Wiktionary


HEREDITY

He*red"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. hereditas heirship.] (Biol.)

Definition: Hereditary transmission of the physical and psychical qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants. See Pangenesis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 April 2025

EXTINGUISHABLE

(adjective) capable of being extinguished or killed; “an extinguishable fire”; “hope too is extinguishable”


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