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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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