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   heirloom

   /ˈɛːluːm/

   noun

   • 1. a valuable object that has belonged to a family for several generations: "the violin was a family heirloom"
   • ▪ denoting a traditional variety of plant or breed of animal which is not associated with large-scale commercial agriculture: "his garden is filled with heirloom vegetables"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from heir + loom1 (which formerly had the senses ‘tool, heirloom’).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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