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inheritance

[in-her-i-tuhns] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪ təns /
NOUN
possession gained through someone's death
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Karl Lagerfeld’s cat waiting six years for her inheritance.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Some civic and cultural inheritance worth passing on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The new study uncovered additional examples of genomic imprinting and several other forms of inheritance that do not fit Mendel's traditional framework.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

But it would be unfair to your other son to attempt to figure out the finances for his inheritance on your own.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

It was this complex and ambiguous inheritance that the Royal Society adopted when it wrote the word into its Statutes.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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