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I think we fool ourselves and really negate a great deal of history if we think that the oral history of poetry is shorter than the written history of poetry. It's not true. Poetry has a longer oral tradition than it does written.
Saul Williams

Meaning of "oral tradition" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ORAL TRADITION

oral tradition  [ˈɔːrəl trəˈdɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ORAL TRADITION

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Oral tradition is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ORAL TRADITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

oral tradition

Oral tradition

Oral tradition and oral lore is cultural material and tradition transmitted orally from one generation to another. The messages or testimony are verbally transmitted in speech or song and may take the form, for example, of folktales, sayings, ballads, songs, or chants. In this way, it is possible for a society to transmit oral history, oral literature, oral law and other knowledges across generations without a writing system. A narrower definition of oral tradition is sometimes appropriate. Sociologists might also emphasize a requirement that the material is held in common by a group of people, over several generations, and might distinguish oral tradition from testimony or oral history. In a general sense, "oral tradition" refers to the transmissison of cultural material through vocal utterance, and was long held to be a key descriptor of folklore. As an academic discipline, it refers both to a set of objects of study and a method by which they are studied—the method...

Definition of oral tradition in the English dictionary

The definition of oral tradition in the dictionary is the components of a culture that are transmitted orally through each generation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ORAL TRADITION


addition
əˈdɪʃən
audition
ɔːˈdɪʃən
co-edition
ˌkəʊɪˈdɪʃən
condition
kənˈdɪʃən
decondition
ˌdiːkənˈdɪʃən
edition
ɪˈdɪʃən
expedition
ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃən
extradition
ˌɛkstrəˈdɪʃən
perdition
pəˈdɪʃən
precondition
ˌpriːkənˈdɪʃən
recondition
ˌriːkənˈdɪʃən
reedition
ˌriːɪˈdɪʃən
rendition
rɛnˈdɪʃən
sedition
sɪˈdɪʃən
subaudition
ˌsʌbɔːˈdɪʃən
superaddition
ˌsuːpərəˈdɪʃən
suraddition
ˌsɜːrəˈdɪʃən
tradition
trəˈdɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən
vendition
venˈdɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ORAL TRADITION

oragious
oral
oral eroticism
oral examiner
oral history
oral hygiene
oral hygienist
Oral Law
oral sex
oral society
oral vowel
oralism
oralist
orality
orally
Oran
orang
orang-outang
orang-utan
orange

WORDS THAT END LIKE ORAL TRADITION

accreditation
acquisition
ambition
coalition
competition
composition
definition
disposition
exhibition
exposition
ignition
in a position
in addition
in mint condition
limited edition
nutrition
opposition
position
recognition
transition
tuition

Synonyms and antonyms of oral tradition in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oral tradition» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ORAL TRADITION

Find out the translation of oral tradition to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oral tradition from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oral tradition» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

口头传统
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tradición oral
570 millions of speakers

English

oral tradition
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मौखिक परंपरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التقليد الشفهي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

устная традиция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tradição oral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৌখিক ঐতিহ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la tradition orale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tradisi lisan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mündliche Tradition
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

昔からの言い伝え
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tradisi lisan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

truyền miệng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாய்வழி பாரம்பரியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तोंडी परंपरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sözlü gelenek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tradizione orale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tradycja ustna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

усна традиція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tradiție orală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προφορική παράδοση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mondelinge tradisie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

muntlig tradition
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

muntlig tradisjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oral tradition

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ORAL TRADITION»

The term «oral tradition» is regularly used and occupies the 89.804 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ORAL TRADITION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oral tradition

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6 QUOTES WITH «ORAL TRADITION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word oral tradition.
1
Ishmael Beah
I grew up in Sierra Leone, in a small village where as a boy my imagination was sparked by the oral tradition of storytelling. At a very young age I learned the importance of telling stories - I saw that stories are the most potent way of seeing anything we encounter in our lives, and how we can deal with living.
2
Robert Fitzgerald
I would then go on to say that Homer, as we now know, was working in what they call an oral tradition.
3
Louis L'Amour
I don't travel and tell stories, because that's not the way these days. But I write my books to be read aloud, and I think of myself in that oral tradition.
4
N. Scott Momaday
Indians are marvelous storytellers. In some ways, that oral tradition is stronger than the written tradition.
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Saul Williams
I think we fool ourselves and really negate a great deal of history if we think that the oral history of poetry is shorter than the written history of poetry. It's not true. Poetry has a longer oral tradition than it does written.
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August Wilson
The blues are important primarily because they contain the cultural expression and the cultural response to blacks in America and to the situation that they find themselves in. And contained in the blues is a philosophical system at work. And as part of the oral tradition, this is a way of passing along information.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORAL TRADITION»

Discover the use of oral tradition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oral tradition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oral Tradition as History
The result is an essentially new work, indispensable to all students and scholars of history, anthropology, folklore, and ethno-history who are concerned with the transmission and potential uses of oral material. “Those embarking on the ...
Jan M. Vansina, 1985
2
Oral Tradition and the Internet: Pathways of the Mind
The major purpose of this book is to illustrate and explain the fundamental similarities and correspondences between humankind's oldest and newest thought-technologies: oral tradition and the Internet.
John Miles Foley, 2012
3
Gerald Vizenor: Writing in the Oral Tradition
Based upon scholarship, close reading, and interviews with Vizenor himself, and written by a Native scholar of Vizenor's own tribe, this book explicates Vizenor's ideas, methods, and forms, making even his most sophisticated arguments ...
Kimberly M. Blaeser, 1996
4
Memory and Manuscript: Oral Tradition and Written ...
This Biblical Resource Series combined edition corrects and expands Gerhardsson's original works and includes a new preface by the author and a lengthy new foreword by Jacob Neusner that summarizes these works' importance and subsequent ...
Birger Gerhardsson, 1961
5
Oral Tradition and Written Record in Classical Athens
In the first major attempt to study the implications of this discovery, Dr. Thomas stresses the coexistence of literacy and oral tradition in Greece and examines their interaction.
Rosalind Thomas, 1992
6
Liberating Voices: Oral Tradition in African American Literature
With this work Gayl Jones has added a new dimension to African American literary history.
Gayl Jones, 1991
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Oral Tradition and Literary Dependency: Variability and ...
With this work, Terence C. Mournet contributes to the ongoing discussion regarding oral tradition and the formation of the Synoptic Gospels.
Terence C. Mournet, 2005
8
The Yezidi Oral Tradition in Iraqi Kurdistan
At a time when studies of Kurdish nation-building are developing, this book is the first to consider Kurdish oral traditions within their social context and explain their relevance for a large Kurdish community.
Christine Allison, 2012
9
The Musical Ear: Oral Tradition in the USA
The Musical Ear: Oral Tradition in the USA provides a wide-ranging look at the role played by music that is passed on orally without the use of notation, in the folk, popular and art musics of North America.
Anne Dhu McLucas, 2011
10
Homer and the Oral Tradition
In this 1976 volume, Geoffrey Kirk considers the nature of oral and epic poetry, and the meaning of an oral tradition.
Geoffrey Stephen Kirk, 1976

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORAL TRADITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oral tradition is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sheriff's Office took long road to leading role in Carroll County law …
According to oral tradition, the department was reorganized with the active involvement of the Maryland State Police and it was during this time ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
2
Experts '99.9 per cent certain' Charlie Chaplain WAS born in …
“It's much like the oral tradition of the Maoris in New Zealand where stories are passed down through the generations. “I wish we could prove it ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
3
Why Are Tefillin Black?
The specifications for these mitzvahs are in a category of the Oral Torah known as “Halacha L'Moshe MiSinai”—an “oral tradition going back to Moses, who ... «Chabad.org, Jul 15»
4
The text and context of yoga
... varying in complexity and degree of difficulty, have come down to us, thanks mainly to the guru-shishya parampara and the oral tradition. «The Indian Panorama, Jul 15»
5
Theater notes: ART Station's 2015-16 season; Kenny Leon's new …
Clarinda Ross stars in this 30th anniversary time-trip through the Appalachians fueled by the power of family and oral tradition. March 31-April 3 ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
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Eden Prairie Players' 'Hansel and Gretel' opens July 31
"They were really just transcribing the oral tradition," he explained. The Brothers Grimm version of the story had a limited set of characters and ... «SW News Media, Jul 15»
7
A Pirate's Life For Me: Lucy Bellwood on 'Baggywrinkles'
Fact-checking generations of oral tradition and hearsay can be, uh… a little tricky. CA: So, with the book — you did a bunch of minicomics about ... «ComicsAlliance, Jul 15»
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Cultural instincts of different societies have major implications for …
Bains explains it in terms of the oral tradition of religious transmission in Indian culture. The Vedas have been transmitted orally over thousands ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
9
Guess Who: Take a guess, win a prize
Gospel music (hymns and sacred songs repeated in a call-and-response fashion*) is rooted in the African oral tradition. Gospel dates from the ... «Seacoastonline.com, Jul 15»
10
Tracing the voice of a land
What they share is not only a biological strand but a common oral tradition of shared storytelling. In recounting their own memories and the ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

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