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Tradition
The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery.
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Broader term 2
Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.
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Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of risi…
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Narrower term 2
The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a relig…
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The act or process of instituting; as: (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school.
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Derivationally related 2
Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without w…
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Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without w…
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Synonym 1
Frequent repetition of the same act; way of acting common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; usage; method of doing or living.
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68% interchangeable
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