Heritage vs Heirloom - What's the difference?
heritage | heirloom |
An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
A tradition; something that can be passed down from preceding generations.
A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
(attributive) Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
A crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation.
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As nouns the difference between heritage and heirloom
is that heritage is an inheritance; property that may be inherited while heirloom is a valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.heritage
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* (archaic)Noun
(en-noun)- The university requires heritage''' Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-'''heritage students.