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Meanings of oral tradition in English

Russian
устная традиция
Portuguese
contos populares
Spanish
tradición oral
Catalan
transmissió oral

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

Related terms
устная традиция
Usage of oral tradition in English
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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
6
Do you remember any family stories about it, any oral tradition?
The Flanders Panel
7
The African griot culture is an ancient network of oral tradition.
Ebony
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The last group brings us back to the Net's oral tradition.
Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet
9
Their scraps of oral tradition will need to be supplemented by much research.
Yet Again
10
The first edition is meant for scholars, and belongs to the oral tradition.
BBC
11
There was only one Jurisfiction agent who worked exclusively in the oral tradition.
First among sequels
12
She broadcasts and writes regularly on Irish oral tradition and literature.
The Irish Times
13
Like all early songs, the poem was handed down through centuries by oral tradition.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
14
Without a Storycode Engine, we were either nonfiction or something in the oral tradition.
First among sequels
15
Narrative, as we know from oral tradition, can take forms other than the book.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
16
The subsequent history of Israel and all his suffering we know only through oral tradition.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4
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Translations for oral tradition
Oral tradition through the time
Oral tradition across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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