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DictionaryRoot: dare
Latin

dare

to give

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A Japanese grandmother teaches a grandchild a family dumpling-making practice.
noun

tradition

truh-DISH-un/trəˈdɪʃn/

A custom or belief passed down through generations.

Etymology
traLatinacross, beyond; from one side to another
+ditLatinto give
+ionLatinan action, process, or result

The pieces express 'giving over' or handing something on. Tradition applies that image to beliefs and practices handed down from ancestors to descendants, rather than to a physical object being delivered.

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