📖 Definitions of "Heritages"
noun
- 1
An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
- 2
A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
- 3
A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
- 4
Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
"The university requires heritage Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-heritage students."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Heritages"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| inheritancenoun | The passing of title to an estate upon death. |
| assetsnoun | (finance) Any property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered as applicable to the payment of one's debts. |
| backgroundsnoun | A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context. |
| bequestsnoun | That which is left by will; a legacy. |
| estatesnoun | The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person. |
| inheritancesnoun | The passing of title to an estate upon death. |
| legaciesnoun | Something inherited from a predecessor or the past. |
| relics | (subtitle: A Bizarre Collection of Antiques & Curios) a 1971 compilation album by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. |
| traditionalnoun | (usually in the plural) Anything that is traditional, conventional, standard. |
| ancestriesnoun | A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended. |
| herstorynoun | (slang) History that emphasizes the role of women, or that is told from a woman's (or from a feminist) point of view. |
| heritancenoun | (archaic) Inheritance; the act of inheriting or something inherited. |
| ancestressesnoun | (dated) A female ancestor. |
| ancestrynoun | A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended. |
| heritabilitynoun | (countable, genetics) The ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance; i.e. the proportion of variability that is genetic in origin |
| lineagesnoun | Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage. |
| ancestressnoun | (dated) A female ancestor. |
| culturesnoun | Cultures: Discovery of Vinland is a 2000 real-time strategy and city-building game developed by Funatics Software and published by Phenomedia. |
| ancestral | Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors |
| traditionsnoun | the 22nd studio album by American musician Bobby Womack. |
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