tralatitious

An archaic adjective meaning passed down or transmitted from one person or generation to another; often used in a figurative sense for traditional or inherited ideas.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv, das bedeutet, dass etwas von einer Person oder Generation auf die nächste weitergegeben wurde; wird oft im übertragenen Sinn für traditionelle oder überlieferte Ideen verwendet.

1. Passed down through generations C2 formal

   Transmitted or handed down from one generation to the next, often referring to traditions, beliefs, or customs.

   • The tralatitious customs of the village have been preserved for centuries.
   • Many tralatitious stories are told around the campfire.
   • The family's tralatitious recipes are a closely guarded secret.

   🇩🇪Über Generationen überliefert

   Synonyme: ancestralhanded-downhereditaryinheritedtraditionaltransmitted

   Antonyme: innovativemodernnoveloriginalunprecedented

• more tralatitious comparative form
• most tralatitious superlative form