heritage

CEFRC1

/ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The traditions, culture, and history passed down by a group.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.

Examples

  • We must all take care to preserve our national heritage.

  • We have a rich historical heritage.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.

  2. An inheritance; property that may be inherited.

  3. Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.

More examples

In context

  • The university requires heritage Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-heritage students.

  • a heritage speaker; a heritage language

  • In fact it was a multifarious agglomerate of many little countries, gathered by marriage, heritage and luck, in the course of centuries, and now united in the hand of this Duke Wilhelm.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English heritage, from Old French eritage, heritage (modern French héritage), ultimately derived (through suffixation) from Latin hērēs. By surface analysis, herit + -age.