Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: heredity
IPA transcription: [hɚ'ɛdəti]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: heredity
    Meaning: the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
Usage examples
  • For the old parties who clung to heredity by the grace of God, think that revolutions, having sprung from the right to revolt, one has the right to revolt against them.
  • His elder brother George had married late in life, leaving one son, Eustace, who lived in the gloomy Georgian mansion at Borlsover Conyers, where he could work undisturbed in collecting material for his great book on heredity.