tradition
Americannoun
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the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice.
a story that has come down to us by popular tradition.
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something that is handed down.
the traditions of the American South.
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- usage, convention, habit, practice, custom
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a long-established or inherited way of thinking or acting.
The rebellious students wanted to break with tradition.
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a continuing pattern of culture beliefs or practices.
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a customary or characteristic method or manner.
The winner took a victory lap in the usual track tradition.
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Theology.
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(among Jews) body of laws and doctrines, or any one of them, held to have been received from Moses and originally handed down orally from generation to generation.
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(among Christians) a body of teachings, or any one of them, held to have been delivered by Christ and His apostles but not originally committed to writing.
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(among Muslims) a hadith.
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Law. an act of handing over something to another, especially in a formal legal manner; delivery; transfer.
noun
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the handing down from generation to generation of the same customs, beliefs, etc, esp by word of mouth
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the body of customs, thought, practices, etc, belonging to a particular country, people, family, or institution over a relatively long period
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a specific custom or practice of long standing
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Christianity a doctrine or body of doctrines regarded as having been established by Christ or the apostles though not contained in Scripture
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(often capital) Judaism a body of laws regarded as having been handed down from Moses orally and only committed to writing in the 2nd century ad
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the beliefs and customs of Islam supplementing the Koran, esp as embodied in the Sunna
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law Roman law Scots law the act of formally transferring ownership of movable property; delivery
Other Word Forms
- antitradition adjective
- countertradition noun
- nontradition noun
- protradition adjective
- traditionist noun
- traditionless adjective
Etymology
Origin of tradition
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English tradicion, from Old French, from Latin trāditiōn- (stem of trāditiō ) “a handing over or down, transfer,” equivalent to trādit(us), past participle of trādere “to give over, impart, surrender, betray” ( trā-, variant of trāns- trans- + -ditus, combining form of datus “given”; date 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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That could be because of the detailed, beautiful backgrounds in anime, or because of a deeper "cultural tradition of emphasising form".
From Barron's
There is a long tradition of dividing stocks into value and growth camps.
From MarketWatch
Over the years, it became an established tradition that Ko-Ko rewrite his patter song, “I’ve Got a Little List,” to keep the operetta’s satire topical.
From Los Angeles Times
But when hill walker Simon Lucas shared a photograph of the tradition on social media, he was unprepared for the ferocity of the response.
From BBC
Wordsmith AI is continuing Edinburgh's tradition as a centre of the legal industry by creating tools to help with things like contract drafting and reviews - and was valued at $100bn just 18 months after launching.
From BBC
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