hereditation

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noun

The effect or influence of heredity.

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Meanings

nounhereditation (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableThe effect or influence of heredity.

    Probably syphilis more than any other disease may be regarded as a cause, and it may be through this agency that hereditation appears to enter so largely into causation.

    1904, James Tyson, A Treatise on Bright's disease and diabetes, page 362
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APA

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hereditation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hereditation.

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