\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.