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Tradition is the handing down of a group's beliefs and customs from older people to younger people over many years. Tradition is also a kind of force that makes people continue doing something in a particular way just because it has always been done that way before.
Brides usually wear white dresses at their wedding because of tradition.Tradition has preserved many of the old customs and ways of doing things in this part of the country.- similar words:
- culture, custom, root, teaching
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A tradition is a special thing that a particular group or family believes in or does, and it is passed down from older people to younger people as time goes by. A tradition often goes on for many years or even for centuries.
Lighting fireworks on the Fourth of July is an American tradition.Kayla's family has a tradition of getting together at her grandmother's house for a big dinner on Christmas Day.
- similar words:
- beliefs, culture, folklore, mythology, practices, rituals
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convention, 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, folklore, habit, manner, morals, routine |
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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, cherish, conform, establish, honor, ignore, obey, observe, rebel, teach, to hand down |
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some descriptions of traditions |
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ancient, cultural, daily, family, honorable, legal, modern, national, oral, religious, social, written |
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some examples of traditions |
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ceremony, costume, 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, parent |
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some things that maintain traditions |
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education, example, inheritance, prejudice |
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