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Translation

tradition

Word origin

From Latin traditio, 'a handing over', from tradere (trans- 'across' plus dare 'to give'). A tradition is literally something handed on from one generation to the next.

Origin
Latin
Root
traditio
English cognates
tradition, extradite

Examples

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The family keeps up an old tradition.

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Every people has its own traditions.

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That village's tradition is very ancient.

A is a practice handed down; a is a habit one person happens to have. The distinction matters because English lets "tradition" slide towards routine, and Esperanto does not: a needs somebody to have handed it over.

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This word is part of lesson 29.