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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His new film, set in 2000 BC, draws from stories, characters (including a memorable troll) and practices learned over thousands of years through oral tradition across the north.
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Jennie Punter, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
As contemporary land-ownership systems add pressure to oral tradition, new models of global collectivity and solidarity must be realized.
—Taeya Boi-Doku, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2025
Along with monogatari, fictional tales drawn from the oral tradition, the first fully Japanese prose texts were women’s autobiographical writings.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Today, the legacy of the giant moa endures through its fossilized bones and the stories preserved in Māori oral tradition.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Jennie Punter, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
As contemporary land-ownership systems add pressure to oral tradition, new models of global collectivity and solidarity must be realized.
—Taeya Boi-Doku, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2025
Along with monogatari, fictional tales drawn from the oral tradition, the first fully Japanese prose texts were women’s autobiographical writings.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Today, the legacy of the giant moa endures through its fossilized bones and the stories preserved in Māori oral tradition.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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“Oral tradition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oral%20tradition. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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