oral tradition

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oral tradition

noun oral traditions

countable, uncountable Cultural material transmitted orally from one generation to another.
Similar: oral lore

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noun cultural material transmitted orally from one generation to another

Español	tradición oral
中文	口頭傳統 /口头传统 kǒutóu chuántǒng
Français	tradition orale
Deutsch	mündlich überlieferte Tradition, mündliche Überlieferung

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@misc{oral_tradition_2026,
  title = {oral tradition},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oral%20tradition},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}