Tra‐duc″tion (?), n. [L. traductio a transferring: cf. F. traduction translation. See Traduce.] 1. Transmission from one to another.
Traditional communication and traduction of truths. Sir M. Hale.
2. Translation from one language to another.
3. Derivation by descent; propagation.
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. “The traduction of brutes.” Sir M. Hale.
5. Transition. 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.