= Tradition

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1. The passing down of elements of a culture from generation to generation, especially by oral communication.

2.

a. A mode of thought or behavior followed by a people continuously from generation to generation; a custom or usage.

b. A set of such customs and usages viewed as a coherent body of precedents influencing the present: followed family tradition in dress and manners. See Synonyms at heritage.

3. A body of unwritten religious precepts.

4. A time-honored practice or set of such practices.

5. Law Transfer of property to another.