tradition.
A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.
Meaning & usage
A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.
A commonly held system.
They followed the tradition of lighting candles for special occasions.
An established or distinctive style or method
The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery.
The entirety of a text's transmission; all the versions of a work.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tradicioun, from Old French tradicion, from Latin trāditiō, from the verb trādō. Doublet of treason.
To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tradicioun, from Old French tradicion, from Latin trāditiō, from the verb trādō. Doublet of treason.
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