purdah tradition
- noun
- /ˈpərdə ˈtrædɪʃən/
- Indian
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tradición de purdah
- The purdah tradition requires women to avoid being seen by men who are not close relatives.
Examples
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She wrote a memoir about growing up under the strict purdah tradition.
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The purdah tradition mandates that women remain out of public view unless accompanied by family members.
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Many families in the region still follow the purdah tradition despite changing times.
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The purdah tradition is significant in many cultures.
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The purdah tradition has been practiced for generations in many communities.
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Many families in the region still follow the purdah tradition despite changing social norms.
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She wrote a memoir detailing her experiences growing up under the strict purdah tradition in her community.
Synonyms
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9.9
The custom of keeping women separate from men, often by veils or staying home
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The practice of separating men and women into different places or groups
A private part of a house kept for women to live and meet
Antonyms
How Secluded
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'purdah' denotes the practice of female seclusion and 'tradition' denotes a custom, so their combination straightforwardly refers to the customary practice of purdah. A B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings can infer this MWE without prior exposure, as the semantic relation is transparent and follows normal noun + noun composition.
Etymology
Purdah tradition comes from a word that meant a curtain or veil. One popular story says women were kept behind a purdah ('curtain'), so the phrase now means 'the custom of keeping women out of public view'.