hereditary

/hɪˈredɪtəri/ adjective

Translation

DISEASE/QUALITY › passed to a child from its parents before birth

kalıtım, soyaçekim, irsiyet

Depression is often hereditary.173629

TITLE/POSITION › passed from parent to child as a right

veraset, intikal, aileden gelen, atalardan geçen

a hereditary title 366629

(Definition of hereditary adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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