hereditarian

UK/həˌɹɛdɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/US/həˌɹɛdɪˈtɛɹi.ən/

hereditarian noun: one who advocates hereditarianism.

Noun

hereditarian (plural hereditarians)

hereditarian (comparative more hereditarian, superlative most hereditarian)

Pertaining to hereditarianism.
- When it reported in 1908, it took a strongly hereditarian view of mental deficiency, which was not surprising given that many of its members were paid-up eugenists.1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 293
- Since Francis Galton coined the phrase “nature versus nurture” 150 years ago, the debate about what makes us who we are has dominated the human sciences. Do genes determine our destiny, as the hereditarians would say? Or do we enter the world as blank slates, formed only by what we encounter in our...2025 March 13, Dalton Conley, “A New Scientific Field Is Recasting Who We Are and How We Got That Way”, in New York Times

மரபுநிலைக் கொள்கையினர்

From hereditary + -an.

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What does hereditarian mean?: Hereditarian means one who advocates hereditarianism.
What is hereditarian in Tamil?: Hereditarian in Tamil is மரபுநிலைக் கொள்கையினர். See Hereditarian meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hereditarian?: Hereditarian can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce hereditarian?: Hereditarian is pronounced /həˌɹɛdɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ (UK).
What is the plural of hereditarian?: The plural of hereditarian is hereditarians.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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