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hereditario

hereditary

adjective eh-reh-dee-TAH-ryoh Rare

Origin: From Latin hereditarius, from hereditas (inheritance).

Usage Note

Hereditario applies to anything passed from parents to offspring — disease, title, trait, or wealth: enfermedad hereditaria, monarquía hereditaria. Do not confuse it with heredado (inherited, as a past participle with a specific instance), which is more concrete. Hereditario is the general adjectival form comparable to English 'hereditary'.

Examples

"La enfermedad es hereditaria."

Natural Translation

The disease is hereditary.

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