tradition

/tɹəˈdɪʃ.ən/

noun 5verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

academic, artistic, cultural, ideological, literary, military, musical, philosophical, political, religious, sociological, sporting, teaching, theatrical

The school maintains a strong teaching tradition of involving parents in their children's education.

democratic, liberal, radical, revolutionary

VERB + TRADITION

have

cherish, continue, follow (in), keep alive, maintain, preserve, uphold

Every generation in our family works hard to preserve the tradition of gathering together at Christmas.

hand down

My grandmother handed down the tradition of baking special cookies every Christmas.

break (with), go against

She went against tradition by wearing a white suit instead of a dress on her wedding day.

establish, start | revive

TRADITION + VERB

continue, die hard, survive

The local festival tradition has continued for over a hundred years in our village.

PREP

according to (a/the) ~

According to tradition, families gather together on Christmas Day to share a large meal.

by ~

By tradition, families gather together on Thanksgiving Day to share a special meal.

in (a/the) ~

She cooks a special meal every Christmas in tradition with her grandmother's old recipes.

PHRASES

a departure from tradition

The restaurant broke with tradition by staying open on Sundays instead of closing.

in the best traditions of sth

The chef prepared the meal in the best traditions of Italian cooking.

respect for tradition

Many older members of the family showed great respect for tradition during the holiday celebrations.

Definitions

noun

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.

After breakfast, Charles Macdoodle told Lady Mary that it was a tradition in the family that those rumbling carriages on the terrace betokened death.

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.

A commonly held system.

They followed the tradition of lighting candles for special occasions.

An established or distinctive style or method

Following tradition, the victorious athlete runs a lap around the track.

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.

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).

verb

To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down.

The following story is […] traditioned with very much credit amongst our English Catholics.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a specific practice of long standing

custom

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

After breakfast, Charles Macdoodle told Lady Mary that it was a tradition in the family that those rumbling carriages on the terrace betokened death.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

The following story is […] traditioned with very much credit amongst our English Catholics.

Wiktionary

We must have respect for tradition.

Tatoeba · #22801

In a past-oriented society, people dwell on the past and on tradition.

Tatoeba · #23617

Usage Notes

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In some senses, tradition is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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