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inheritance

/ɪnˈhɛɹətəns/

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noun

Héritage

The passing of title to an estate upon death.

Examples :

"Upon her grandfather's death, she received a house as inheritance. "

À la mort de son grand-père, elle a reçu une maison en héritage.

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noun

Héritage, succession

That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament.

Examples :

"After her grandmother's death, Sarah received a large inheritance, which helped her pay for college. "

Après la mort de sa grand-mère, Sarah a reçu un important héritage, ce qui l'a aidée à payer ses études.

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noun

Héritage, succession

The act or mechanism of inheriting; the state of having inherited

Examples :

"The Indo-European languages share various similarities as a result of their inheritance from a common ancestor."

Les langues indo-européennes partagent diverses similitudes en raison de leur héritage d'un ancêtre commun.

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noun

Hérédité

(genetic algorithms) The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring.

Examples :

"My son inherited his love of music from his grandfather. "

Mon fils a hérité de son grand-père son amour pour la musique.

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Héritage

The mechanism whereby parts of a superclass are available to instances of its subclass.

Examples :

"The student's knowledge of geometry benefited from the inheritance of theorems from the earlier math class. "

La connaissance de la géométrie de l'étudiant a bénéficié de l'héritage des théorèmes de la classe de mathématiques précédente.

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