custom vs tradition

custom

noun
  • A custom (made-to-order) piece of art, pornography, etc. 

  • Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving. 

  • Habitual buying of goods; practice of frequenting, as a shop, factory, etc., for making purchases or giving orders; business support. 

  • Traditional beliefs or rituals. 

  • Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription. 

adj
  • Created under particular specifications, specially to fit one's needs: specialized, unique, custom-made. 

  • Own, personal, not standard or premade. 

tradition

noun
  • An established or distinctive style or method 

  • The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery. 

  • A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays. 

  • A commonly held system. 

How often have the words custom and tradition occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )