tradition

noun/trəˈdɪʃn/CEFR B1

ঐতিহ্য, প্রথা, রীতি

Meaning

A custom or belief passed down over many years.

Example sentences

Pahela Baishakh is an old tradition.পহেলা বৈশাখ একটি পুরনো ঐতিহ্য।
Every family has its own traditions.প্রতিটি পরিবারের নিজস্ব প্রথা আছে।
Giving sweets during festivals is an old tradition.উৎসবে মিষ্টি বিতরণ একটি পুরনো প্রথা।
The family keeps many cultural traditions alive.পরিবারটি অনেক সাংস্কৃতিক রীতি বাঁচিয়ে রাখে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: custom, practice, convention

Similar words, and what each means

custom
প্রথা, রীতি
A usual way of doing things among a group of people.
practice
অনুশীলন, প্র্যাকটিস
Doing an activity again and again to get better at it.
convention
প্রথা, রীতি; সম্মেলন
A way of behaving that most people accept, or a large formal meeting.
heritage
ঐতিহ্য, উত্তরাধিকার
The traditions, buildings, and culture that a society has from the past.

Other English words for “ঐতিহ্য, প্রথা, রীতি”

heritage
The traditions, buildings, and culture that a society has from the past.
custom
A usual way of doing things among a group of people.
convention
A way of behaving that most people accept, or a large formal meeting.
institution
An organisation set up for a purpose, or a long-established custom.
ritual
A set of fixed acts done in a certain order, often for religion.
style
A particular way of doing, making or writing something.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

tradernounব্যবসায়ী, বণিক
traditionaladjectiveঐতিহ্যবাহী, প্রথাগত
traditionallyadverbপ্রথাগতভাবে, চিরাচরিতভাবে

“tradition” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Tradition — a custom passed down over time: Wearing new clothes on Eid is an old tradition.
English Vocabulary for Festivals and Celebrations →
Bengali poetry has a rich tradition.
poetry — dictionary →
A folk dance belongs to a community's tradition and is passed down, not choreographed anew.
folk-dance — dictionary →

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“tradition” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • সংশ্লিষ্ট পক্ষ
- • ঘটনা, অপ্রীতিকর ঘটনা
- • নির্ভরতা
- • ঐতিহ্য, প্রথা, রীতি
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ঐতিহ্য, প্রথা, রীতি — tradition (noun) — ঐতিহ্য, প্রথা, রীতি. A custom or belief passed down over many years.
Which word is closest in meaning to “tradition”?
- • custom
- • purpose
- • pillowcase
- • reservation
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custom — custom — প্রথা, রীতি. A usual way of doing things among a group of people.

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