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her·i·tage
(hĕr′ĭ-tĭj)n.
1. Property that is or can be inherited; an inheritance.
2. Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
3. The status acquired by a person through birth; a birthright: a heritage of affluence and social position.
4. A domesticated animal or a crop of a traditional breed, usually not widely produced for commercial purposes.
[Middle English, from Old French, from eritier, heir, from Medieval Latin hērēditārius, from Latin, inherited; see hereditary.]
Synonyms: heritage, inheritance, legacy, tradition
These nouns denote something immaterial, such as a practice or custom, that is passed from one generation to another: a heritage of volunteerism; a rich inheritance of storytelling; a legacy of philosophical thought; the family tradition of going for a walk on Thanksgiving.
These nouns denote something immaterial, such as a practice or custom, that is passed from one generation to another: a heritage of volunteerism; a rich inheritance of storytelling; a legacy of philosophical thought; the family tradition of going for a walk on Thanksgiving.
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heritage
(ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ)n
1. something inherited at birth, such as personal characteristics, status, and possessions
2. anything that has been transmitted from the past or handed down by tradition
3. (Environmental Science)
a. the evidence of the past, such as historical sites, buildings, and the unspoilt natural environment, considered collectively as the inheritance of present-day society
b. (as modifier; cap. as part of name): Bannockburn Heritage Centre.
4. something that is reserved for a particular person or group or the outcome of an action, way of life, etc: the sea was their heritage; the heritage of violence.
5. (Law) law any property, esp land, that by law has descended or may descend to an heir
6. (Judaism) Bible
a. the Israelites regarded as belonging inalienably to God
b. the land of Canaan regarded as God's gift to the Israelites
[C13: from Old French; see heir]
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her•it•age
(ˈhɛr ɪ tɪdʒ)n.
1. something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth; inherited lot or portion: a heritage of democracy.
2. something reserved for one: the heritage of the righteous.
3. Law.
a. property, esp. land, passed on by inheritance.
b. something inherited or inheritable by legal succession.
[1175–1225; < Middle French, =herit(er) to inherit (< Late Latin hērēditāre; see hereditament) + -age -age]
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Heritage
heirs collectively, 1390.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. |  heritage - practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom"practice - knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner" |
| 2. | heritage - any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge" attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity birthright - personal characteristics that are inherited at birth background - a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background" birthright - a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; "free public education is the birthright of every American child" upbringing - properties acquired during a person's formative years | |
| 3. | heritage - that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapses primogeniture - right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son borough English - a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers accretion - (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance) birthright, patrimony - an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) devise - (law) a gift of real property by will heirloom - something that has been in a family for generations heirloom - (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance | |
| 4. |  heritage - hereditary succession to a title or an office or propertyacquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another" |
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heritage
noun inheritance, legacy, birthright, lot, share, estate, tradition, portion, endowment, bequest, patrimony The building is part of our heritage.
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heritage
noun1. Something immaterial, as a style or philosophy, that is passed from one generation to another:
2. Any special privilege accorded a firstborn:
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Translations
إرْثميراث، تُراث
dědictví
arvkulturarv
kulttuuriperintöperimätietoperinneperintösyntymäoikeus
baštinanasljeđe
erfî, arfur, arfleifî
先祖伝来のもの
유산
paveldas
mantojums
kulturarv
มรดก
miraskalıt
di sản
heritage
[ˈherɪtɪdʒ]A. N → herencia f (fig) (also national heritage) → patrimonio m (nacional)
B. CPD heritage centre N (Brit) → museo m (local, de artesanía etc)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
heritage
[ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ] n → patrimoine mour national heritage → notre patrimoine national
our cultural heritage → notre patrimoine culturel
to be part of sb's heritage → faire partie du patrimoine de qn heritage centre, heritage industry, heritage siteheritage centre n (British) → écomusée mheritage industry n
the heritage industry → l'industrie du tourisme historiqueheritage site n → site m d'intérêt historique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
heritage
[ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ] n (inheritance) → eredità; (of country, nation) → retaggioour national heritage → il nostro patrimonio nazionale
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
heritage
(ˈheritidʒ) noun things (especially valuable things such as buildings, literature etc) which are passed on from one generation to another. We must all take care to preserve our national heritage.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
heritage
→ إرْث dědictví arv Erbe κληρονομιά patrimonio kulttuuriperintö héritage baština retaggio 先祖伝来のもの 유산 erfenis arv dziedzictwo herança наследство kulturarv มรดก miras di sản 遗产Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009