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Common collocations with tradition in American Collocation

tradition noun

US /trəˈdɪʃ(ə)n/

old

age-old
ancient
long
long-standing
old
time-honoured

The true charm of the country runs beyond the wonder of ancient traditions.

good

fine
proud
rich
strong

Bournemouth has a proud tradition of horticultural excellence.

of a particular type

classical
cultural
family
folk
literary
musical
religious
spiritual

As C. S. Lewis has observed: once you have rejected a part of a religious tradition, you have rejected the entire tradition.

follow a tradition

continue in
follow
keep with
uphold

The 7th Earl, following family tradition , lives in Kenya.

continue a tradition

carry on
continue
maintain
perpetuate
preserve

They in turn will continue the tradition with their own children and remember those special times.

honour a tradition

celebrate
honour
respect

We want to show the older generation that we honour their traditions and value their memories and wisdom.

start following a tradition again

re-establish
revive

The school has recently revived the tradition of academic scholarships.

receive a tradition from someone

inherit

Inheriting the Greek traditions and knowledge, the ancient Romans also valued Ginger for its ’ culinary and medicinal uses.’

establish a tradition

establish
invent

ATTIK has established a tradition of working with students throughout their studies to globally showcase the opportunities there are in Yorkshire.

stop following a tradition

abandon
break
reject

Left to our own devices we readily abandon our traditions.

not follow tradition

break with
depart from

She broke with family tradition by marrying and staying married to the same person for 34 years!

have a lot of tradition

be steeped in

The village of Visa is located in Mezoseg, Transylvania and is steeped in tradition.

come from tradition

be based on
be built on
belong to
be rooted in
come from
derive from
stem from

‘Halloween’ on the last night of October is thought to have derived from an ancient Celtic tradition.