🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

tradición

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tradición

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tradition/trəˈdɪʃ.ən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #950 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La tradición se celebra cada año en nuestra comunidad."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation.

    "Every year, the family gathers to celebrate their cultural traditions."
  2. 2

    A long-established custom or belief that has been passed down.

    "The tradition of storytelling is vital in preserving the history of the community."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'traditio', meaning 'handing over, delivery, or surrender', stemming from the verb 'tradere' (tra- 'across' + dare 'to give'). Over centuries, it evolved from legal property transfer into the cultural transmission of customs, beliefs, and practices from one generation to another.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Tradition"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Tradition"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Tradition" Synonym Map