All 5 Uses
tradition
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- The navy had little tradition to build on.†
Chpt 3.
- It was traditional navy coffee, brewed strong, with a pinch of salt.†
Chpt 4. *traditional = relating to practice or belief that is long-established or was previously long-established OR relating to stories passed down through generations
- He had spent fifteen years learning his craft, watching a generation of commanders as a junior officer, listening carefully at the frequent round-table discussions which made submarining a very human profession, its lessons passed on by verbal tradition.†
Chpt 5.
- "Ladies and gentlemen, this is Captain Barry Friendly," he said, using the in-house U.S. Air public relations joke that had become a tradition in the 175th.†
Chpt 11.
- I admit it's funny, neither country has much of a maritime tradition, but the Poles build a lot of Soviet merchant hulls.†
Chpt 13.
Definitions:
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(1)
(tradition) a long-established or previously long-established practice or belief
and/or:
one or more practices, beliefs, or stories passed down through generations within a specific culture or group - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)