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Meaning of 'traditional' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Traditional [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures.
- Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.

Meaning of 'traditional' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . traditional [ a]
Meaning (1):
- consisting of or derived from tradition
Example in sentence:
  • traditional history;
  • traditional morality
2 . traditional [ s]
Meaning (2):
- pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines
Example in sentence:
  • the simple security of traditional assumptions has vanished

Nearby Words:

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