heritage
/ˈhɛɹ.ə.tɪd͡ʒ/ noun B2- An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
- A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
- A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
- Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language. · a heritage speaker; a heritage language· The university requires heritage Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-heritage students.
Plural heritages
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“Then Cæsar and the pope hastened to lay hands on the heritage, under pretense of seeking for the papers of the dead man.
The organization added this dining tradition to its list of intangible cultural heritage.
He decided it was the perfect opportunity to share a piece of his own heritage.
Enterprising local record labels began capturing these raw, authentic performances on vinyl, preserving a crucial piece of cultural heritage.
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