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heritance

[her-i-tns] / ˈhɛr ɪ tns /




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Swing by Kandy’s botanical gardens before checking out the Heritance Kandalama Hotel, about 90 minutes north of town.

From New York Times

The heritance of acquired malignant characteristics would thus be defeated before it could begin.

From Time Magazine Archive

The title of the address at the University of Virginia had a ring of scientific heresy: "Heritance of Acquired Characteristics."

From Time Magazine Archive

"The heritance of an acquired characteristic was no longer an unsupported theory," he said.

From Time Magazine Archive

For reasons of "in heritance and maternal feeling," un married WAC Sergeant Dorothy Libertini, 56, sought to adopt unmarried WAC Captain Frances Hagler, 35.

From Time Magazine Archive