Question

Which is the best meaning for tradition as it is used in the selected sentence?

Answer 1

Where is the sentence? But tradition normally means something you do all the time like as in a family tradition for example if you and your family goes on a vacation to florida every summer that would be your family tradition 

Answer 2

• Based on how it is used in the selected sentence, the best meaning for tradition is a time-honored practice.

Explanation & Question Results:

  From the context of the sentence, tradition is used as a noun symbolizing an event. Besides this, common knowledge of the word alone should allow you to eliminate both cultural elements (A)) and a body of unwritten religious precepts (D)), since neither of these choices makes sense when substituted into the excerpt.

  The next clue we can use to eliminate the final incorrect answer is the words "three-decade." This specifies the length of the tradition: three decades -- or thirty years. However, it does not mention that the tradition occurs every year. Furthermore, C) a time-honored practice better summarizes the importance of this tradition. The fact that it has been ongoing for thirty years serves as proof of this fact. Using this information, we can safely eliminate B) an annual celebration.

Therefore, the choice that best defines tradition as it is used it the excerpt is C) a time-honored practice.