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Traduction \Tra*duc"tion\, n. [L. traductio a transferring: cf.
F. traduction translation. See {Traduce}.]
1. Transmission from one to another. [Obs.]
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Traditional communication and traduction of truths.
--Sir M. Hale.
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2. Translation from one language to another. [Obs.]
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3. Derivation by descent; propagation. [R.]
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If by traduction came thy mind,
Our wonder is the less to find
A soul so charming from a stock so good. --Dryden.
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4. The act of transferring; conveyance; transportation. [R.]
"The traduction of brutes." --Sir M. Hale.
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5. Transition. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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6. (Logic) A process of reasoning in which each conclusion
applies to just such an object as each of the premises
applies to. --Jevons.
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