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- Dictionaryheirloom/ˈɛːluːm/
noun
- 1. a valuable object that has belonged to a family for several generations: "the violin was a family heirloom"
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a valuable object that has been given by older members of a family to younger members of the same family over many years: This ring is a family heirloom. a fruit, plant, or seed of a type that has existed for many years: Some experts consider seeds heirlooms only if they were introduced prior to World War II.
1. : a piece of property (such as a deed or charter) that descends to the heir as an inseparable part of an inheritance of real property. 2. : something of special value handed down from one generation to another. The pin she's wearing is a family heirloom. 3.
a valuable object that has been given by older members of a family to younger members of the same family over many years: This ring is a family heirloom. a fruit, plant, or seed of a type that has existed for many years: Some experts consider seeds heirlooms only if they were introduced prior to World War II.
Heirloom definition: a family possession handed down from generation to generation.. See examples of HEIRLOOM used in a sentence.
If you know that an heir is a younger person in a family who will inherit things when relatives die, you have a clue to the meaning of heirloom. An heirloom is a special thing that's handed down, sometimes through a will, but often just from person to person.
An heirloom is an ornament or other object that has belonged to a family for a very long time and that has been handed down from one generation to another. My grandchildren have expressed an interest so maybe it could become a family heirloom.
Definition of heirloom noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Heirloom Definition. A piece of personal property that goes to an heir along with an estate. Any treasured possession handed down from generation to generation. A cultivar of a vegetable or fruit that is open-pollinated and is not grown widely for commercial purposes.
1. a family possession handed down from generation to generation. 2. Law. property neither personal nor real that descends to the heir of an estate as part of the real property. adj. 3. being an old variety that is being cultivated again: heirloom fruits and vegetables. [1375–1425; late Middle English heirlome. See heir, loom 1]
noun. a family possession handed down from generation to generation. Law. property neither personal nor real that descends to the heir of an estate as part of the real property. adjective. noting or relating to an old plant variety that is being cultivated again: heirloom vegetables and fruits.: Compare heritage (def. 6). Recommended videos.
