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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

tradition familiale

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tradition familjal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Family tradition/ˈfæm.əl.i trəˈdɪʃ.ən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"C'est une vieille tradition familiale de se réunir pour Thanksgiving."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A custom or belief that has been handed down from generation to generation within a specific family.

    "Baking a special fruitcake every Christmas is a cherished family tradition."
  2. 2

    An established pattern of behavior or practice characteristic of a particular family over time.

    "Attending the same summer camp has become a family tradition for three generations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'family', derived from the Latin 'familia' (meaning household or servants derived from famulus), and 'tradition', from the Latin 'traditio' (handing over, delivery, or surrender). Historically evolving through Middle English and Old French, the compound refers to customs, beliefs, or behaviors handed down within a family from generation to generation.

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