[truh-dish-uh
n] 
| 1. | the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, esp. 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. |
| 6. | Theology.
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| 7. | Law. an act of handing over something to another, esp. in a formal legal manner; delivery; transfer. |