tradition - the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice:
a story that has come down to us by popular tradition.
2.
something that is handed down:
the traditions of the Eskimos.
3.
a long-established or inherited way of thinking or acting:
The rebellious students wanted to break with tradition.
4.
a continuing pattern of culture beliefs or practices.
5.
a customary or characteristic method or manner:
The winner took a victory lap in the usual track tradition.
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