/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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