nonhereditary

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adjective

Not hereditary; not passed down by inheritance.

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nontransmissiblenoninheritablenonheritable
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Meanings

adjectivenonhereditary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot hereditary; not passed down by inheritance.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot acquirable by inheritance

Similar
nontransmissiblenoninheritablenonheritable
Also see
nonheritablenoninheritablenontransmissible

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From non- + hereditary.

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Cite this entry
APA

nonhereditary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonhereditary

MLA

“nonhereditary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonhereditary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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