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Überlieferung

tradition

noun ue-ber-LEE-fuh-roong Rare
Arts & Culture Traditions

Origin: from überliefern, 'to hand down'

Also means

transmission of texts

Usage Note

Überlieferung is what is handed down across generations, whether oral lore or the textual transmission of a manuscript. From überliefern. Scholars speak of mündliche Überlieferung (oral tradition); plural Überlieferungen.

Examples

"Nach alter Überlieferung lebte hier ein Riese."

Natural Translation

According to old tradition a giant lived here.

Literal Translation

After old tradition lived here a giant.

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