traduction

noun

tra·​duc·​tion

trəˈdəkshən

1

: the act or an instance of traducing

specifically : an act of defaming : defamation, slander

2

: the repetition of a word or one of its derivatives or a term with a change in sense for rhetorical or argumentative effect

3

obsolete : something traduced

especially : tradition

4

: logical inference in which premises and conclusion are of the same order of generality

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin traduction-, traductio, from Latin, act of transferring, from traductus (past participle of traducere to lead across, transfer) + -ion-, -io -ion

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