how to pronounce hereditary
/hɚˈɛdəˌtɛɹiː/
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the above transcription of hereditary is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.
hereditary is pronounced in five syllables
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An example use of hereditary in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… about as hereditary as height or IQ that …”
meaning of hereditary
Hereditary means passed down from one generation to the next.
hereditary frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word hereditary occurs in english on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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