tradition
tradition Lexical Profile
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• noun
A long-established custom, belief, or practice passed down from generation to generation within a community, family, or culture.
"Gathering at the lake house every summer has become a cherished family tradition."
The transmission of customs, beliefs, doctrines, or stories from one generation to the next, especially by word of mouth or practice rather than in writing.
"Many ancient epics were preserved through oral tradition long before they were ever written down."
An established artistic, literary, intellectual, or religious style, movement, or method established by predecessors and followed by later practitioners.
"Her latest collection of poems is written in the romantic tradition of the nineteenth century."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French tradicion, from Latin traditio ('a handing over, delivery, or surrender'), derived from the verb tradere ('to hand over or pass on'), from trans- ('over') and dare ('to give'). It shares its ultimate root with 'treason', which originally meant the act of handing someone over.