heritage

B2 Topic:Culture & History

US /ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #8420

Meanings

1

noun
The traditions, values, and culture that a country or family has had for many years and passes on to younger generations.

The festival celebrates the region's rich cultural heritage.
2

noun
Something valuable, such as buildings or land, that is passed down from the past and protected for the future.

The old castle is part of our national heritage.
3

noun
A quality, right, or possession that you receive from your ancestors.

A love of music was her heritage from her grandmother.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 noun · a quality, right, or... inheritance

Word family

Forms heritages

Derived forms bioheritagegeoheritagemeritagemultiheritagenonheritagephytoheritage

Related forms heir heirloomlandrace

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Phrases (1)

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national heritage
The traditions, historic places, and cultural achievements inherited by a country.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

heritage Middle English eritage,heritage Old French hērēs Latin

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Topics

Culture & History

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# heritage

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 8420

## Meanings
1. The traditions, values, and culture that a country or family has had for many years and passes on to younger generations.
2. Something valuable, such as buildings or land, that is passed down from the past and protected for the future.
3. A quality, right, or possession that you receive from your ancestors.

## Examples
- The festival celebrates the region's rich cultural heritage.
- The old castle is part of our national heritage.
- A love of music was her heritage from her grandmother.

## Derived Forms
- bioheritage
- geoheritage
- meritage
- multiheritage
- nonheritage
- phytoheritage

## Related Forms
- heir
- heirloom
- landrace

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: heritage
- Root: eritage,heritage
- Root: hērēs

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

## AI Etymology
Heritage comes from Middle English heritage, from Old French eritage, heritage (modern French héritage), ultimately derived (through suffixation) from Latin hērēs. By surface analysis, herit + -age. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. The historical line also includes eritage,heritage (Old French). In current use, the main senses are “The traditions, values, and culture that a country or family has had for many years and passes on to younger generations” and “Something valuable, such as buildings or land, that is passed down from the past and protected for the future”.

## Topics
- Culture & History

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