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| tradition [ trə dísh'n ] (plural traditions) |
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1. custom or belief: a long-established action or pattern of behaviour in a community or group of people, often one that has been handed down from generation to generation
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2. body of customs: a body of long-established customs and beliefs viewed as a set of precedents
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3. handing down of customs: the handing down of patterns of behaviour, practices, and beliefs that are valued by a culture
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4. christianity accepted unwritten Christian doctrines: the body of Christian doctrines that are accepted as the teachings of Jesus Christ and the apostles without written evidence
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5. islam teachings supplementing Koran: the body of Islamic beliefs and customs that are not written in the Koran, e.g. the words of Muhammad
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6. law transfer of ownership: especially in Roman and Scots law, the formal transfer of ownership of movable property
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin tradition-< tradere 'hand over, betray' < trans- 'across, over' + dare 'give'] |
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  traditionless adjective |
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