Meanings
nounmultiple inheritance (uncountable)
- uncountableobject-oriented programmingcomputingThe ability to inherit from more than one superclass in a single subclass.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
single inheritance
Translations
Czech vícenásobná dědičnost
- vícenásobná dědičnostin programming: inheriting from multiple superclasses
Finnish moniperintä
- moniperintäin programming: inheriting from multiple superclasses
French héritage multiple
- héritage multiplein programming: inheriting from multiple superclasses
German Mehrfachvererbung
- Mehrfachvererbungin programming: inheriting from multiple superclasses
Greek πολλαπλή κληρονομικότητα
- πολλαπλή κληρονομικότητα (pollaplí klironomikótita)in programming: inheriting from multiple superclasses
Icelandic fjölerfðir
- fjölerfðirin programming: inheriting from multiple superclasses
Japanese 多重継承
- 多重継承 (tajūkeishō)in programming: inheriting from multiple superclasses
Russian мно́жественное насле́дование
- мно́жественное насле́дование (mnóžestvennoje naslédovanije)in programming: inheriting from multiple superclasses
Slovak viacnásobná dedičnosť
- viacnásobná dedičnosťin programming: inheriting from multiple superclasses
Spanish herencia múltiple
- herencia múltiplein programming: inheriting from multiple superclasses
Swedish multipelt arv
- multipelt arvin programming: inheriting from multiple superclasses
Turkish çoklu kalıtım
- çoklu kalıtımin programming: inheriting from multiple superclasses
Cite this entry
APA
multiple inheritance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiple%20inheritance
MLA
“multiple inheritance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiple%20inheritance. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiple inheritance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiple%20inheritance.
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