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heirloom
/ˈeəluːm/
noun
A valuable object passed down in a family for generations.
- “The old watch is a family heirloom from my great-grandfather.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))