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tradition

/trəˈdɪʃən/
English Definition
n. a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society
中文释义
传统
Example Sentence

The annual harvest festival is a centuries-old tradition that brings the entire village together.

一年一度的丰收节是一个延续数百年的传统,它将整个村庄凝聚在一起。

Synonyms
custom practice convention
Seen in practice — from the Digital SAT question bank

Even so, many place names and genealogies recorded in the sagas have been independently confirmed, suggesting that oral tradition preserved a surprising amount of accurate detail alongside its more fantastical elements.

From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas

A folklorist studying an oral storytelling tradition found that tellers under the age of 35 could recount only about a third as many traditional proverbs as tellers over 65, even though both groups had grown up in the same village and were considered fluent, skilled storytellers by community elders.

From a Inferences question · Information and Ideas

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Practice — Definition Match

Which choice best defines “tradition”?

  1. A Description that appeals to the senses
  2. B A belief or behavior passed down within a group or society
  3. C A way of thinking or the ability to think
  4. D The principal landmass of a country or continent
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B — A belief or behavior passed down within a group or society. “tradition” means a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society.

Practice — Which Word Fits?

Which word means “a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society”?

  1. A imagery
  2. B mentality
  3. C mainland
  4. D tradition
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D — tradition. “tradition” means a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society.

Common questions about “tradition”

What does “tradition” mean?

tradition — a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society. In Chinese: 传统.

How do you pronounce “tradition”?

tradition is pronounced /trəˈdɪʃən/.

How is “tradition” used in a sentence?

The annual harvest festival is a centuries-old tradition that brings the entire village together. (一年一度的丰收节是一个延续数百年的传统,它将整个村庄凝聚在一起。)

What are synonyms for “tradition”?

custom, practice, convention — all close in meaning to tradition (a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society).

Is “tradition” an SAT vocabulary word?

Yes. tradition is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.

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