Tradition

Russian Meaning

традиция

предание

старый обычай

привычка

обыкновение

English Meaning

  1. The passing down of elements of a culture from generation to generation, especially by oral communication.
  2. A mode of thought or behavior followed by a people continuously from generation to generation; a custom or usage.
  3. 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.
  4. A body of unwritten religious precepts.
  5. A time-honored practice or set of such practices.
  6. Law Transfer of property to another.