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Definition

[n] a specific practice of long standing
[n] an inherited pattern of thought or action

Poetry/literature which is handed down from previous generations (usually in the same native language) and which provides an influence/framework for subsequent poets. See canon.

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cognitive content, content, habit, institution, mental object, practice, wont

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