tradition

[truh-dish-uhn] / trəˈdɪʃ ən /

NOUN

established practice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belief culture custom ethic folklore form habit heritage idea institution law legend lore myth mythology orthodoxy practice ritual wisdom

STRONG

birthright convention customs ethics fable inheritance mores praxis usage

WEAK

mythos unwritten law

Antonyms

STRONGEST

change heterodoxy innovation innovativeness nonconformism unconformity unorthodoxy

STRONG

apostasy bohemianism iconoclasm modernism novelty originality progression progressiveness

WEAK

adaptation creativity departure deviance deviation digression dissent divergence freshness heresy imagination imaginativeness invention irreverence new idea newness skepticism transgressiveness variation

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“The Rose Bowl has a lot of tradition ... but this is a playoff game,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Disney has a long tradition of embracing the highest standards of compliance with children’s privacy laws, and we remain committed to investing in the tools needed to continue being a leader in this space.”

From Los Angeles Times

And then I find out that it’s the tradition in Vietnam.

From Salon

In other parts of the world, nations marked the coming New Year with their own traditions.

From BBC

And while her music, inspired by the Irish mourning tradition, is very dark and intense, that doesn't mean she takes everything so seriously.

From BBC

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