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If you have a guitar that has been handed down from your grandfather, it means that your grandfather gave it to your father, and your father gave it to you. When something is handed down, it goes from someone of one generation to someone in the next generation, and it often continues in that way, sometimes for many generations.
My mom's gold necklace was handed down to her from her great grandmother.The legend of the lost warriors has been handed down by members of the clan for many centuries.- synonyms:
- leave
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