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tradition

tra.di.tion \tr*-'dish-*n\ \-'dish-n*l, -*n-*l\ \-e-\ n [ME tradicious, fr. 
   MF & L; MF tradition, fr. L tradition-, (Xtraditio action of handing over, 
   tradition - more at TREASON 1: the handing down of information, beliefs and 
   customs by word of mouth or  by example from one generation to another 
   without written instruction 2: an inherited pattern of thought or action 
   (as a religious doctrine or pr actice or a social custom) 3: cultural 
   continuity in social attitudes and institutions  - tra.di.tion.al aj