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      heritage
      noun
      A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
      An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
      A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
      (attributive) Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
      A surname.
      Roots
      heresherit- · Latin · heir
      Synonyms for heritage
      inheritancenpatrimonynlegacynheirloomnbirthrightnheirshipnbequestnhereditamentnultimogeniturehereditynpostremogeniture
      Words related to heritage
      heirdomnpatrimonialadjancestrynancestraladjinheritedadjtraditionsngenealogizevinheritornculturaladjpreservationntreasuresnhistoricadjinheritsvhereditaryadjancestrallyadvpreservingvbloodlinenlineagenparentageninheritingadjheritorntreasuredadjforefathersnhereditarinessnartifactsnhistoricitynmuseumnforebearsnfolkwayadj

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