oral tradition
Cultural material transmitted orally from one generation to anotherCultural material transmitted orally from one generation to another.
» Oral tradition has existed for centuries.
Die mündliche Überlieferung gibt es seit Jahrhunderten. — Yorwba
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Examples
3 sentencesOral tradition has existed for centuries.
deDie mündliche Überlieferung gibt es seit Jahrhunderten. — Yorwba
Oral tradition has existed for hundreds of years.
Oral tradition had already existed for hundreds of years.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Cultural material transmitted orally from one generation to another.
mündlich überlieferte Tradition, mündliche Überlieferung
Forms
plural: oral traditions| Singular | oral tradition |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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