tradition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ən/
- (US) audio
- trə-dishʹ(ə)n
Etymology
From Middle English tradicioun, from Old French tradicion, from Latin trāditiō, from the verb trādō. Doublet of treason.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.
Evidently he did not mean to be a mere figurehead, but to carry on the old tradition of Wilsthorpe's; and that was considered to be a good thing in itself and an augury for future prosperity.
1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 2, in Well Tackled!:After breakfast, Charles Macdoodle told Lady Mary that it was a tradition in the family that those rumbling carriages on the terrace betokened death.
1850, Charles Dickens, A Christmas Tree:The tradition continues today. Twenty-four-year-old Aziza Tojiyeva, who lives in a small village about 50 kilometers (30 miles) outside of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, learned how to embroider from her mother, Mukhabbat Kuchkarova, who learned from her own grandmother.
2024 December 19, Amy Gunia, “Young Uzbeks are finding new markets for traditional handicrafts online”, in CNN Business:Yet if the only form of tradition, of handing down, consisted in following the ways of the immediate generation before us in a blind or timid adherence to its successes, "tradition" should positively be discouraged.
1920, T. S. Eliot, “Tradition and the Individual Talent”, in The Sacred Wood:
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(countable, uncountable) A commonly held system.
They followed the tradition of lighting candles for special occasions.
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(countable, uncountable) An established or distinctive style or method
Following tradition, the victorious athlete runs a lap around the track.
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(countable, uncountable) The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery.
A deed takes effect only from this tradition or delivery; for, if the date be false or impossible, the delivery ascertains the time of it.
1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) The entirety of a text's transmission; all the versions of a work.
It is, for example, apparent, in light of further research and when considering more manuscripts, that the manuscript tradition of the Life of Kiros (a very widespread hagiographical text) is much more complex than he had thought (Marrassini 2004; see Krzyżanowska 2015).
2020, Alessandro Bausi, “7.5 Philological practices: Ethiopic”, in Philipp Roelli, editor, Handbook of Stemmatology: History, Methodology, Digital Approaches, De Gruyter, →DOI, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 490:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| traditions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
traditionalism · traditionitis · traditionism · break with tradition · oral tradition · subtradition · traditionize · traditionate · protradition · traditionbound · traditionist · countertradition · mistradition · traditional · antitradition · neotradition · traditionally · traditionless · traditionary · traditionarily
Synonyms
custom · way · doctrine (a commonly held system)
Translations (196)
lv tradīcija (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · nb tradisjon (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · mn уламжлал (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · gd dualchas (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · wuu 傳統 /传统 (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · th จารีต (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · izh tapa (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · nds-de Traditschoon (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · tk däp-dessur (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · es tradición (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ur رَسْم (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ky традиция (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · tr töre (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ur سُنَّت (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ur رِوایَت (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ko 전통 (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sl tradicija (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ky каада-салт (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · az adət-ənənə (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ba йола (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · kmr tradîsyon (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · hi परंपरा (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ru тради́ция (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · km បវេណី (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · af tradisie (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ug ترادىتسىيە (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sa स्मृति (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · uz traditsiya (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ug رەسىم (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · my ဓလေ့ (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sh преда́ње (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sa आगम (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · fr tradition (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · si චාරිත්රය (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ba традиция (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · de Überlieferung (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · tk däp (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · mr परंपरा (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ka ტრადიცია (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · th ธรรมเนียม (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · kk әдет-ғұрпы (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ca tradició (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ur رِواج (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · mk преда́ние (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · be трады́цыя (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · el παράδοση (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ba ғөрөф-ғәҙәт (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sh tràdīcija (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · vi phong tục (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sq gojdhânë (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · fa-ira آیین (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · vi truyền thống (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · te సంప్రదాయం (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · et traditsioon (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · yue 傳統 /传统 (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · tr tradisyon (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · nb overlevering (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · hak 傳統 /传统 (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · bn রেওয়াজ (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · et komme (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ml പാരമ്പര്യം (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · fi traditio (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · bn প্রথা (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · rue траді́ція (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ps عنعنه (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ga traidisiún (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · cdo 傳統 /传统 (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · fa-ira تَراداد (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · fa-ira سُنَّت (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ru преда́ние (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · uz rasm (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · cy traddodiad (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · tg анъана (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · da overlevering (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · tk dessur (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · cmn 傳統 /传统 (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · pt tradição (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sq traditë (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · hy ավանդույթ (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · pa ਪਰੰਪਰਾ (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sh predánje (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · lo ທັມນຽມ (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · fa-ira آئین (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ps چوچ (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · tg суннат (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sa पारम्पर्य (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · kk салт (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · mhr йӱла (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · eu ohitura (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · az ənənə (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · id tradisi (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · gun eko (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · pi paveṇi (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · th ประเพณี (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · nn overlevering (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · hu tradíció (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sv tradition (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · uk тради́ція (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · gd beul-aithris (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · et pärimus (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · eu tradizio (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · th แบบแผน (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ne चलन (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · it tradizione (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sa सम्प्रदाय (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · wa uzance (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · zza dode (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · lv paraža (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · yi מעסוירע (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ce ламаст (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ne परम्परा (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · tg расм (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ms tradisi (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · km ប្រវេណី (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ota عنعنه (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · yi מסורה (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · hi रस्म (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sh тра̀дӣција (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · gu પરંપરા (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · mk тради́ција (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · lt tradicija (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sa परम्परा (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · tl kaugalian (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · uz anʼana (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · fi perinne (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sw tamaduni (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · id adat (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ta பாரம்பரியம் (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · pl tradycja (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · hu hagyomány (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · tr gelenek (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · la cōnsuētūdō (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ka ჩვეულება (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · bg тради́ция (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ast tradición (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · gd seachadas (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · kn ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯ (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · vi sự truyền miệng (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ky адат (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · de Tradition (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · de Urüberlieferung (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ms adat (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sw itikadi (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · my ပဝေဏီ (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ba ғәҙәт (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sw tabia (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · nn tradisjon (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sk tradícia (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · is hefð (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · bn তমদ্দুন (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · da tradition (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ug ئەنئەنە (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · io tradiciono (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · dng чуантун (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · mt tradizzjoni (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · lo ຈາລີດ (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ja 伝統 (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ar تَقْلِيد (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · nan-hbl 傳統 /传统 (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · lb Traditioun (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · eu usadio (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ro tradiție (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · kk салт-дәстүр (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ky салт (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ro datină (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · fa-ira رَسْم (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ur حَدِیث (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · bo ལུགས་སྲོལ (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · gd beul-oideas (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sw desturi (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · tl tradisyon (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · lo ປະເພນີ (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · km ប្រពៃណី (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · tk ýörelge (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · nl traditie (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · he מסורת \ מָסֹרֶת (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · kk дәстүр (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · luy butamaduni (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · kmr kevneşopî (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · bn রীতি (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sco tradeetion (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · as পৰম্পৰা (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · yi טראַדיציע (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ka წეს-ჩვევა (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · fi perimätieto (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · bn ঐতিহ্য (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · grc παράδοσις (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · eo tradicio (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · tl kamihasnan (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · la trāditiō (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · ps دود (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · cs tradice (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · sw utamaduni (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · tl pinamulihan (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · et tava (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) · bn রসম (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation)