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heritage

he·ri·tage

UK/ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ/ US/ˈhɛɹ.ə.tɪd͡ʒ/ fairly common

noun

1.

practices that are handed down from the past by tradition

  • “a heritage of freedom”
2.

any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors

  • “my only inheritance was my mother”
  • “;”
  • “s heritage of knowledge”
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3.

that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

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4.

Origin

From Middle English heritage, from Old French eritage, heritage (modern French héritage), ultimately derived (through suffixation) from Latin hērēs. By surface analysis, herit + -age.

Phrases

  • dual heritage
  • heritage interpretation
  • heritage language
  • heritage railway
  • heritage river
  • heritage speaker
  • heritage tomato
  • intangible cultural heritage

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