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Handed-down

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Adjective

1. handed-down, tralatitious

having been passed along from generation to generation

Example Sentences:
'among Biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor'

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Handed-down

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verb (tr, adverb)
1. 
to leave to a later period or generation; bequeath
2. 
to pass (an outgrown garment) on from one member of a family to a younger one
3. law
to announce or deliver (a verdict)

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Handed-down

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1. 
to give as an inheritance; bequeath
2.  US
to announce or deliver (a verdict, etc.)

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