oral tradition

noun

: the stories, beliefs, etc., that a group of people share by telling stories and talking to each other

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This is so much from oral tradition told to me again by elders. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 Homer was not one person, it is now generally agreed, but a slowly accumulating oral tradition given a name. — Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 Most children learn this lesson early (or used to), passed down through oral tradition and eventually repackaged as Saturday morning cartoons. — Stephen Wakeling, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 So, instead, Roberts and the church’s small but mighty congregation of 30 carry on Second Baptist Church’s oral tradition. — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oral tradition

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“Oral tradition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oral%20tradition. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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