tra·di·tion 
/trəˈdɪʃən/ noun
plural tra·di·tions /trəˈdɪʃən/ noun 1 : a way of thinking, behaving, or doing something that has been used by the people in a particular group, family, society, etc., for a long time [count] ▪ cultural traditions ▪ an ancient/old tradition ▪ One of our town's time-honored traditions is to have an Easter egg hunt the week before Easter. ▪ It is their tradition to give thanks before they start eating. ▪ There's an office tradition of wearing casual clothes on Fridays. ▪ Our company has a long tradition [=history] of excellence in our field. ▪ My dad and granddad were both carpenters, and my brother is carrying on the tradition. [=my brother is also a carpenter] ▪ They no longer follow the traditions of their ancestors. [noncount] ▪ The cheese is made according to tradition. [=made in way that has been used for many years; made in the traditional way] ▪ We broke with tradition and had goose for Thanksgiving instead of turkey. ▪ By tradition, the celebration begins at midnight. ▪ They no longer follow tradition. ▪ a ceremony steeped in tradition [=having many traditional parts] 2 [noncount] : the stories, beliefs, etc., that have been part of the culture of a group of people for a long time
▪ According to tradition, the goddess lies sleeping beneath the mountain. ▪ He studied the Anglo-Saxon oral tradition. [=the stories, beliefs, etc., that a group of people shared by telling stories and talking to each other] 3 [singular] — used to say that someone has qualities which are like the qualities of another well-known person or group of people from the past ▪ He's a politician in the best liberal tradition. [=a politician like other liberal politicians of the past] ▪ a politician in the (great/grand) tradition of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
▪ According to tradition, the goddess lies sleeping beneath the mountain. ▪ He studied the Anglo-Saxon oral tradition. [=the stories, beliefs, etc., that a group of people shared by telling stories and talking to each other]
