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   handed-down

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   • 1. passed on to a later generation or age: "handed-down family recipes"

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   What does hand down mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! HAND SOMETHING DOWN definition: 1. to give something to someone younger than you in the family because you want them to have it or…. Learn more.

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   What is another word for handed down?

   • Synonyms & Near Synonyms for handed down. bequeathed, left, passed (down), willed. alienated, aliened, assigned, ceded,

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   What do you mean by handing down a sentence?

   • 1. Bequeath to one's heirs, as in The silver and jewels have been handed down from generation to generation in that family . [Late 1600s] 2. Make and pronounce an official decision, especially the verdict of a court. For example, The judge wasted no time in handing down a sentence of contempt of court.

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   What does it mean to hand down knowledge?

   • If you hand down something such as knowledge, a possession, or a skill, you give or leave it to people who belong to a younger generation. The idea of handing down his knowledge from generation to generation is important to McLean. [VERB PARTICLE noun] ...a Ukrainian folk heritage handed down from their parents. [VERB-ed PARTICLE]

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   Learn the meaning of hand something down in English, with examples of different uses and contexts. Find out how to say it in American, British and Business English, and how to translate it in other languages.

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     HAND SOMETHING DOWN meaning: 1. to give something to someone...

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     hand something down definicja: 1. to give something to...

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   hand down: [verb] to transmit in succession (as from father to son).

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   Handed down is the past tense of hand down, meaning to pass or transfer something to someone. Find synonyms, antonyms, and related words for handed down in this online thesaurus.

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   Hand down means to give or leave something to people who belong to a younger generation, or to announce or deliver a decision. Learn more about the phrasal verb, its synonyms, pronunciation, and usage with sentences.

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   1 day ago · handed-down: 1 adj having been passed along from generation to generation Synonyms: tralatitious traditional consisting of or derived from tradition

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   Hand down definition: to leave to a later period or generation; bequeath. See examples of HAND DOWN used in a sentence.

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