Tradition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an inherited pattern of thought or action

a specific practice of long standing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹɐdˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹɐdˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹɐdˈɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /tɹɐdˈɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

custom

Word Forms

traditional	adjective	pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines
customary	adjective	in accordance with convention or custom

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

tradición

un patrón heredado de pensamiento o acción

🇮🇹Italian

tradizione

un modello ereditato di pensiero o di azione

🇳🇱Dutch

traditie

een erfelijk patroon van denken of handelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

tradição

um padrão herdado de pensamento ou ação

🇷🇺Russian

традиция

унаследованный образец мысли или действия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परंपरा

विचार या क्रिया का एक विरासत में मिला हुआ पैटर्न

🇧🇩Bengali

ঐতিহ্য

চিন্তা বা কর্মের একটি উত্তরাধিকারী প্যাটার্ন

🇮🇳Tamil

பாரம்பரியம்

சிந்தனை அல்லது செயலின் மரபுவழி

🇮🇳Telugu

సంప్రదాయం

ఆలోచన లేదా చర్య యొక్క వారసత్వ నమూనా

🇮🇳Marathi

परंपरा

विचार किंवा कृतीचा वारसा मिळालेला नमुना

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરંપરા

વિચાર અથવા ક્રિયાની વારસાગત પેટર્ન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯ

ಚಿಂತನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯ ಆನುವಂಶಿಕ ಮಾದರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാരമ്പര്യം

പാരമ്പര്യമായി ലഭിച്ച ചിന്തയുടെയോ പ്രവർത്തനത്തിൻ്റെയോ മാതൃക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰੰਪਰਾ

ਵਿਚਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਰਾਸਤੀ ਪੈਟਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

روایت

سوچ یا عمل کا وراثتی نمونہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

传统

遗传的思想或行动模式

🇯🇵Japanese

伝統

受け継がれた思考または行動のパターン

🇰🇷Korean

전통

생각이나 행동의 유전된 패턴

🇻🇳Vietnamese

truyền thống

một kiểu suy nghĩ hoặc hành động được kế thừa

🇹🇭Thai

ธรรมเนียม

รูปแบบความคิดหรือการกระทำที่สืบทอดมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

tradisi

pola pemikiran atau tindakan yang diwariskan

🇵🇭Filipino

tradisyon

isang minanang pattern ng pag-iisip o pagkilos

🇲🇾Malay

tradisi

corak pemikiran atau tindakan yang diwarisi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التقليد

نمط موروث من الفكر أو العمل

🇮🇷Persian

سنت

الگوی ارثی فکر یا عمل

🇹🇷Turkish

gelenek

kalıtsal bir düşünce veya eylem modeli

🇮🇱Hebrew

מָסוֹרֶת

דפוס תורשתי של מחשבה או פעולה

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