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erfelijk — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • genetic adj Relating to genes or heredity.
  • hereditary adj Passed down from parent to child, especially through genes.
  • inherited adj Received from a parent or ancestor, either as property or as a genetic trait.

Senses

erfelijk is used for these senses in English:

  • genetic Caused by genes.
  • hereditary Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.
  • hereditary Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank.
  • inherited Obtained via an inheritance

genetic — full definition

  1. adj Relating to genes or heredity.
  2. adj Relating to the origin or development of something.

hereditary — full definition

  1. adj Passed down from parent to child, especially through genes.
  2. adj Of a title or position: passed down to a descendant rather than earned or elected.

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