Kilo Lingo

/trəˈdɪʃən/

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Translation

A way of doing something that a family or a country has followed for a very long time.

Word origin

From Latin tradere, meaning to hand over; a tradition is handed from one generation to the next.

Origin
Latin
Root
tradere

Grammar

Gender
Pluraltraditions

Examples

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A tradition is passed from parents to children.

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"Traditions" is the plural, meaning more than one tradition.

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"By tradition" means because that is the old way of doing it.

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This word is part of lesson 44.