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Pass down through generations

MEANING IN ENGLISH

to transfer customs, knowledge, traditions, or heirlooms from older people to younger descendants over time

In context

01

Traditional folk melodies and handloom weaving techniques have been passed down through generations in this village.

02

The handwritten family recipe book was carefully passed down through generations as an invaluable heirloom.

Synonyms

Hand down through generations,transmit across generations,bequeath to descendants

Antonyms

Abandon traditions,discontinue customs,discard family heritage

Collocations

stories passed down through generations,traditions passed down through generations

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗