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Definition of: heirloom
(âr′lm) noun
1. Any movable chattel that descends to an heir; especially, something that has been handed down for generations.
2. Any personal quality, endowment, or family characteristic inherited from ancestors. [<HEIR + LOOM, in obs. sense “tool”]
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