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- pronunciation:
- tr
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shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
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| definition 1: |
the process of handing down a culture's beliefs, customs, and mores from one generation to the next.
Tradition has preserved many of our ancient customs.- similar words:
- culture, custom, legacy, root, socialization, teaching, usage
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| definition 2: |
the beliefs, customs, and mores of a culture or group handed down from one generation to the next, or any one of these.
Tradition calls for the bride to wear white on her wedding day.She is bound by tradition to live with her husband's family.He accused his father of being blinded by tradition.It is a tradition in our family to open presents on Christmas Eve.
- synonyms:
- custom, folkways
- similar words:
- beliefs, culture, folk tales, folklore, heritage, lore, mores, mythology, old wives' tales, practices, rite, rituals, superstition
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| related words: |
convention, habit, lineage, mores, myth |
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Word Builder: tradition +
- traditional:
according to tradition.
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broader categories that include tradition |
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culture, history |
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conventionally associated with tradition |
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costume, etiquette, folklore, habit, heirloom, manner, morals, routine, taboo |
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similar to tradition |
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convention, custom |
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some actions associated with a tradition |
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accept, adopt, buck, cherish, conform, establish, follow in the footsteps of, honor, ignore, obey, observe, rebel, shun, take root, teach, to hand down |
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some descriptions of traditions |
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ancient, cultural, daily, ethnic, family, formal, honorable, legal, literary, modern, mythic, national, oral, religious, social, tribal, written |
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some examples of traditions |
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ceremony, costume, folk dance, folk tale, folklore, legend, myth |
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some kinds of traditions |
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ceremonies, codes, institutions, methods, practices, rituals |
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some people associated with traditions |
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ancestor, community, family, forefather, forerunner, parent |
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some things that maintain traditions |
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breeding, education, example, inheritance, prejudice, upbringing |
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