oral traditionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌɔː.rəl trəˈdɪʃ.ən/us/ˌɔːr.əl trəˈdɪʃ.ən/a system for preserving a group's beliefs, customs, and history, in which parents tell their children about them, and the children tell their children, and so on
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
History - general words
- a page in/of history idiom
- Age of Exploration
- annals
- antiquarian
- antiquary
- antique
- historian
- historic
- historical
- history
- legacy
- modern
- oral history
- page
- the Agrarian Revolution
- time