Tradition - "A practice or belief handed down from generation to generation.” From the Latin verb trado, tradere meaning “to hand down or hand over; to surrender,” which itself is a combination of the Latin preposition trans meaning “across, over” and the verb do, dare meaning “to give.” (All information is from
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RELATED WORDS/PHRASES – extradite, traitor, treason
Sample sentence – “In many families, it’s a Christmas tradition to go out to the country, cut down a pine tree, and bring it home and decorate it with tinsel and ornaments .”
GUESS THE APHORISM: What’s good for the goose... (scroll for the answer)
A: ...is good for the gander.