hérédité — meaning in English

English meaning

• heredity noun The passing of physical or genetic traits from parents to their children.
• strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.

Senses

hérédité is used for these senses in English:

• heredity 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.
• strain (figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.

strain — full definition

1. verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
2. verb To make a great, often exhausting effort.
3. verb To pass a liquid through a sieve or strainer to remove solids.
4. noun Physical or mental pressure, tension, or exhaustion.
5. noun A particular variety of a virus, bacterium, or other organism.

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