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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

tradición

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tradición

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tradition/trəˈdɪʃ.ən/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #650 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La tradición se celebra cada año en nuestra comunidad."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation.

    "Every year, the family gathers to celebrate their cultural traditions."
  2. 2

    A long-established custom or belief that has been passed down.

    "The tradition of storytelling is vital in preserving the history of the community."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'traditio', meaning 'handing over' or 'delivery', stemming from 'tradere' (to hand down, transmit). Historically used in legal contexts to denote the surrender of property, it evolved through Old French into Middle English to signify the transmission of customs, beliefs, and practices from generation to generation.

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