Meaning & use

tradition

noun·Everyday

A long-established custom or belief passed down within a family, group, or culture.

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Baking bread together every Sunday has become a tradition in our family.

The festival honors a tradition that dates back several hundred years.

A note on using this word

"Tradition" can refer to a single custom or, more broadly, to an entire inherited way of doing things within a culture.

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