Tra*duc"tion (?), n. [L. traductio a transferring: cf. F. traduction translation. See Traduce.]
1.
Transmission from one to another.
[Obs.]
Traditional communication and traduction of truths.
Sir M. Hale.
2.
Translation from one language to another.
[Obs.]
3.
Derivation by descent; propagation.
[R.]
If by traduction came thy mind,
Our wonder is the less to find
A soul so charming from a stock so good.
Dryden.
4.
The act of transferring; conveyance; transportation.
[R.] "The
traduction of brutes."
Sir M. Hale.
5.
Transition.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
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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