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.
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.
