Tral`a*ti"tious (?), a. [L. tralatitius, translatitius, tralaticius, translaticius. See Tralation.]
1.
Passed along; handed down; transmitted.
Among biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor.
W. Withington.
2.
Metaphorical; figurative; not literal.
Stackhouse.
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