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Art/Literary - Linguistics / general sentences from common life. | | Urdu term or phrase: "kisi cheez hi riwayat hona" | | translate in English. |
| | | English translation:Tradition of something | Explanation:
Hamare yahaan riwayat hai ki barre bujurgon ki qadr kee jaati hai.
We have a tradition of respecting the elderly. |
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18 days confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 Something which is customary
Explanation:
riwayat usually means that the thing being referred to is commonly practiced or observed by the said segment of society. For example, it is customary in many societies in Pakistan for the close relatives and friends to give parties to the newly weds, sometimes daily, for a couple of weeks. I guess another term would be tradition but customary would be my choice.
Example sentence(s):- It is customary to hold the door open for someone who is entering a building behind you.
Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/customary
| Imran Nadeem
Pakistan
Local time: 11:29
Native speaker of:  Urdu
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peer agreement (net): +1
