Hyphenation of Hereditary

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Hereditary? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

Hered-i-tary

Definitions of Hereditary:

1.
Occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
An inherited disease Familial traits Genetically transmitted features
2.
Inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
Ancestral home Ancestral lore Hereditary monarchy Patrimonial estate Transmissible tradition

Synonyms of Hereditary:

adj familial, genetic, inherited, transmitted, transmissible, inheritable, heritable
adj ancestral, patrimonial, transmissible, inheritable, heritable

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