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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Classic games like Clue are often taught through oral tradition and that distorts how the game is played because people misremember the rules or were taught versions with house rules.
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Rob Wieland, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
An ancient precursor to the kamikaze pilot and the suicide bomber, passed down through oral tradition.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
According to their oral tradition, the villages of Tsegi Canyon were abandoned as part of a spiritual quest.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2024
Archaeology and oral tradition often focus on opposite ends of the human story.
—science.org, 3 July 2024
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Rob Wieland, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
An ancient precursor to the kamikaze pilot and the suicide bomber, passed down through oral tradition.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
According to their oral tradition, the villages of Tsegi Canyon were abandoned as part of a spiritual quest.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2024
Archaeology and oral tradition often focus on opposite ends of the human story.
—science.org, 3 July 2024
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“Oral tradition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oral%20tradition. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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