Tralatitious

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    transferred
  2. 2
    metaphorical
  3. 3
    passed down; transmitted from one to another
  4. 4
    passed around; common obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    having been passed along from generation to generation wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
handed downhanded-downtraditionaltralaticiary

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trālātīcius.

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