heredity
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/hɪˈɹɛdɪti/
(UK)
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/hɪˈɹɛdɪti/ (UK) · /həˈɹɛdəti/ (US) · /ˈhɛrəɖɪʈi/
Definition of heredity
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants.
“laws of heredity”
“genetics and heredity”
“influence of heredity”
“Eye color is often determined by heredity.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle French heredité, from Latin hērēditas (“condition of being an heir”), from hēres (“heir”).
Words you can make from heredity
124 playable · top: DITHERY (14 pts)
Best play dithery 14 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
7 words5-letter words
23 words4-letter words
46 words- HYTE 10 pts
- THEY 10 pts
- DYER 8 pts
- EYED 8 pts
- HEED 8 pts
- HERD 8 pts
- HIDE 8 pts
- HIED 8 pts
- TIDY 8 pts
- YIRD 8 pts
- EERY 7 pts
- EYER 7 pts
- EYRE 7 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HERE 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- THEE 7 pts
- THIR 7 pts
- TREY 7 pts
- TYEE 7 pts
- TYER 7 pts
- TYRE 7 pts
- YEET 7 pts
- YETI 7 pts
- DEER 5 pts
- DEET 5 pts
- DERE 5 pts
- DIET 5 pts
- DIRE 5 pts
- DIRT 5 pts
- DITE 5 pts
- DREE 5 pts
- EDIT 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- IRED 5 pts
- REDE 5 pts
- REED 5 pts
- RIDE 5 pts
- TEED 5 pts
- TIDE 5 pts
- TIED 5 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
3-letter words
33 words- HEY 9 pts
- THY 9 pts
- YEH 9 pts
- DEY 7 pts
- DRY 7 pts
- DYE 7 pts
- EDH 7 pts
- HID 7 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- EYE 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIT 6 pts
- RYE 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- TRY 6 pts
- TYE 6 pts
- YER 6 pts
- YET 6 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DIE 4 pts
- DIT 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- RID 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
2-letter words
13 wordsFind your best play with heredity
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