American English
/tʰɹəˈdɪ.ʃn̩/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
A belief or way of behaving that people in a family, community, or country have followed for a long time and passed to younger people.
Practice out loudA belief or way of behaving that people in a family, community, or country have followed for a long time and passed to younger people.
Our family has a tradition of eating together on Sundays.
According to tradition, the bride wears something blue.
family tradition · cultural tradition · religious tradition · keep a tradition
a tradition of + -ing
according to tradition
A long-established way of doing something in a particular group, profession, or art.
The school has a strong tradition in science.
This restaurant follows the tradition of making pasta by hand.
a long tradition · a strong tradition · artistic tradition
a tradition in + noun
a tradition of + -ing
to stop following an old, usual way of doing something
The new director broke with tradition and hired younger workers.
beliefs about how people should live that have existed for a long time
The organization says it supports traditional values.