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Meaning of heirloom in English
Pronunciation
/ˈɛrlum/
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Noun
heirloom
Etymology
late Middle English: from heir+ loom (which formerly had the senses ‘tool, heirloom’)
Definitions
1.
(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
2.
something that has been in a family for generations