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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My father-in-law, a Harvard professor, of pure Irish extraction, had a prodigious memory and was heir to the Celtic oral tradition.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
The oral tradition is something that is really important to preserve, and young people recognize this.
—The Dial, 19 Nov. 2024
Following their assimilation from the oral tradition into cheerleaders of literacy, the muses are seen waving pens and quills, scrolls and manuscripts in ancient artworks.
—Alison Habens, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
The Incan Empire, which existed from 1200 A.D. to 1533 A.D., learned through oral tradition.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
The oral tradition is something that is really important to preserve, and young people recognize this.
—The Dial, 19 Nov. 2024
Following their assimilation from the oral tradition into cheerleaders of literacy, the muses are seen waving pens and quills, scrolls and manuscripts in ancient artworks.
—Alison Habens, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
The Incan Empire, which existed from 1200 A.D. to 1533 A.D., learned through oral tradition.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Oral tradition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oral%20tradition. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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