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Synonyms
tra·di·tion (trə-dĭsh́ən)

[Middle English tradicion, from Old French, from Latin trāditiō, trāditiōn-, from trāditus past participle of trādere, to hand over, deliver, entrust, trā-, trāns-, trans-, + dare, to give.]

noun 

  1. The passing down of elements of a culture from generation to generation, especially by oral communication.
    1. A mode of thought or behavior followed by a people continuously from generation to generation; a custom or usage.
    2. A set of such customs and usages viewed as a coherent body of precedents influencing the present: followed family tradition in dress and manners. See synonyms at heritage
  3. A body of unwritten religious precepts.
  4. A time-honored practice or set of such practices.
  5. Law Transfer of property to another.