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inheritance vs inherit

inherit vs inheritance

inheritance is a noun but inherit is not a noun.

inheritance is not a verb while inherit is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inheritance Yes No No No
inherit No No Yes No
inheritance (noun) inherit (noun)
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
inheritance (verb) inherit (verb)
obtain from someone after their death
receive by genetic transmission
receive from a predecessor
Difference between inheritance and inherit

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