tralatitious

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adjective

transferred

Similar
handed-downtraditional
OriginLatin trālātīcius →
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Meanings

adjective

alternative tralaticious · alternative translatitious

  1. transferred
  2. metaphorical
  3. passed down; transmitted from one to another
  4. obsoletepassed around; common

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving been passed along from generation to generation

Similar
handed-downtraditional
Also see
traditionaltralaticiary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latintrālātīcius
  2. Latintrālātīcius
  3. Englishtralatitious

Borrowed from Latin trālātīcius.

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APA

tralatitious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tralatitious

MLA

“tralatitious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tralatitious. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tralatitious,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tralatitious.

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