how to pronounce inheritance

/ɪnˈhɛɹ.ɪ.təns/

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inheritance is pronounced in four syllables

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ɪnhɛɹɪtəns

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An example use of inheritance in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… it comes to wheldon's inheritance and I …”

meaning of inheritance

Inheritance is the transfer of property from one person to another by bequest or by law.

inheritance frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word inheritance occurs in english on average 12.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

words with pronunciation similar to inheritance

emeritusinhabitantinherit

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