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Meanings of oral lore in anglès

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устная традиция
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contos populares
espanyol
tradición oral
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transmissió oral

When cultural customs and stories are passed down through generations by speech alone.

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      transmissió oral
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      Examples for "oral tradition"
      Examples for "oral tradition"
      1
      Sanchez balances the oral tradition's truth with both wisdom and a charge.
      Ebony
      2
      But we must also allow room for the influence of oral tradition.
      The Books of the New Testament
      3
      Werewolf legends are kept in the oral tradition, from howler to howler.
      Changeless
      4
      Stick to the old oral tradition like the ancient troubadours-it'smuch safer.
      The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
      5
      History is available to us only through oral tradition and the written word.
      The book of spies
      Usage of oral lore in anglès
      1
      He has produced a painstaking collection of written and oral lore about this rural parish, its history, people, churches, antiquities, graveyards and schools.
      The Irish Times