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κληρονομιά — meaning in English

klironomia

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English meaning

  • inheritance noun Money, property, or possessions passed to someone after a person's death.
  • legacy noun Money or property left to someone in a will.
  • patrimony noun A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor.

Senses

κληρονομιά is used for these senses in English:

  • inheritance (countable) That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament, such as the part of an estate (i.e., a portion).
  • legacy Something inherited from a predecessor or the past.
  • patrimony A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor.

inheritance — full definition

  1. noun Money, property, or possessions passed to someone after a person's death.
  2. noun A trait passed down biologically from parent to offspring.

legacy — full definition

  1. noun Money or property left to someone in a will.
  2. noun Something handed down from the past, especially the lasting impact of a person or era.
  3. adj Outdated but still in use, especially referring to old technology.

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