Inherited
Inherited adjective - Genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring.
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Synonyms for Inherited
Paternal and inherited are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Paternal" instead an adjective "Inherited".
Paternal
Paternal adjective - Characteristic of a father.
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Synonyms for Paternal
Inherited and paternal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inherited" instead an adjective "Paternal".
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Related pairs
- family and inherited
- family and paternal
- patrimonial and inherited
- patrimonial and paternal
- patriarchal and inherited
- patriarchal and paternal
- innate and inherited
- innate and paternal
- traditional and inherited
- traditional and paternal
- inborn and inherited
- inborn and paternal
- congenital and inherited
- congenital and paternal
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Generation Xerox: Beatrice seems to have inherited both her appearance and her personality from her paternal grandmother.
Source: Literature / Överenskommelser -
Beatrice Löwenström in Överenskommelser by Simona Ahrnstedt had obviously inherited both her appearance and her personality from her paternal grandmother.
Source: Identical Grandson -
Simona Ahrnstedt does this in her debut novel Överenskommelser, where the female protagonist Beatrice seems to have inherited both her appearance and her personality from her paternal grandmother.
Source: Generation Xerox
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