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Word: inherit
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Verb:
- programming|transitive To derive a new class from (a superclass).
- programming|transitive To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.
- intransitive to come into an inheritance.
- transitive biology To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
- transitive To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
- transitive To receive (property or a title etc), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
- transitive To take possession of as a right ''(especially in Biblical translations)''.
Source: Wiktionary
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