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gelenek — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • convention noun A large formal gathering of people who share a profession, interest, or cause.
  • heritage noun Traditions, buildings, culture, or values passed down from earlier generations.
  • tradition noun A custom, belief, or practice passed down within a family, community, or culture over generations.

Senses

gelenek is used for these senses in English:

  • convention A meeting or gathering.
  • convention A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom.
  • heritage A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
  • tradition A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.

convention — full definition

  1. noun A large formal gathering of people who share a profession, interest, or cause.
  2. noun A formal agreement between countries or groups, often part of international law.
  3. noun An accepted way of doing something, followed simply because it is customary.

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