traditional wisdom

collocation in English

meaningsoftraditionalandwisdom

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traditional
adjective
uk
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/us
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/
following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time ...
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wisdom
noun[U]
uk
/ˈwɪz.dəm/us
/ˈwɪz.dəm/
the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions ...
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(Definition oftraditionalandwisdomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The use of proverbs helps enrich the text in which they are used, since they draw ontraditionalwisdom and, therefore, carry the weight of popular acceptance as authentic truth.
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As a result, their role as keepers oftraditionalwisdomwas diminished, which undermined the significance of their concern for the younger generations.
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With fair competition, the west midlands people, with all their skill andtraditionalwisdom, will come through.
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The use of these resources for biotechnological inventions depends ontraditionalwisdom, such as knowledge of their medicinal properties or cultivation methods.
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It is atraditionalwisdomof our system that judges are better kept out of political decision-making.
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As a leading feminist, she rejected thetraditionalwisdomabout the weaknesses of women.
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In the more pragmatic folksy eateries, however, maximum utilization of the food resource is thetraditionalwisdom.
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Malinktraditionalwisdomstates that a spiritual energy, or "nyama", runs through all things, living or dead.
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The symbols have a decorative function but also represent objects that encapsulate evocative messages that conveytraditionalwisdom, aspects of life or the environment.
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