ancient tradition
collocation in Englishmeaningsofancientandtradition
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ancient
adjective
uk/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/us/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very ...
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tradition
noun[C or U]
uk/trəˈdɪʃ.ən/us/trəˈdɪʃ.ən/
a belief, principle, or way of acting that people in a particular society or group have continued to follow for a long time, or all of these beliefs, etc. in a particular society ...
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(Definition ofancientandtraditionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Indeed, it has anancienttradition.
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That is part of ourancienttradition.
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Why are we seeking to break thatancienttradition?
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She is very well aware of some of the pitfalls, especially those associated with the veryancienttraditionof fraud and fakery.
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That is why there is also theancienttraditionof "grievance before supply".
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It is not only the practice, it is a mostancienttradition.
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Geography is partly responsible, and there is ourancienttraditionand history.
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Cannot we return to our ancient law and ourancienttradition?
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I should like to see us return to thatancienttraditionof ours.
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In one way there was an attempt to palliate this obvious breach ofancienttradition.
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The country has anancienttradition; one that should be harnessed to build peace.
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I have a little doubt about the wisdom of breaching anancienttradition.
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I used an abbreviation which is hallowed by custom andancienttradition.
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First, one removes the belief which is held and theancienttradition.
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This conflicts with valuable existing rights, with reality and withancienttradition.
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Who is, byancienttradition, the authority entrusted with the final decision in matters concerning solicitors.
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I am not sure it is such a veryancienttradition.
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There is anancienttraditionwhich has now strangely come true.
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It has not got the advantage that we are adhering toancienttradition.
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This practice is anancienttradition.
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Much of thatancienttraditionhas faded.
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This is consistent with a moreancienttradition, associated with various eastern syllabic writing systems, which treats a word-final consonant as the onset of a syllable with a silent nucleus.
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Visitors to our valleys think that it is anancienttraditionto have sheep wandering round our streets.
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But will he recognise this country's honourable andancienttraditionof providing asylum for people who are in real danger?
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Conducted in a responsible and non-provocative way, it can be seen as a decent remembrance of anancienttradition.
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