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Definition of heirloom noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

heirloom

noun
 
/ˈeəluːm/
 
/ˈerluːm/
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  1. a valuable object that has belonged to the same family for many years
    • a family heirloom
    Use an, not a, before heirloom.Topics Family and relationshipsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • family
    • precious
    heirloom + verb
    • be passed down
    • come down
    heirloom + noun
    • seed
    • tomato
    • variety
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from heir + loom (noun: which formerly had the senses ‘tool, heirloom’).
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