English Explanatory Dictionary

traditional

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.
  2. Communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only.
  3. Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
  4. In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
  5. Relating to traditional Chinese.
noun
  1. A person with traditional beliefs.
  2. Anything that is traditional, conventional, standard.
  3. Ellipsis of traditional Chinese.
  4. Ellipsis of traditional art (“art produced with real physical media”).
  5. Ellipsis of traditional grip.

Pronunciation

/tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/ [tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nl̩] /tɹəˈdɪʃ.nəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-traditional.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-traditional.wav en-us-traditional.ogg

Word forms

traditional more traditional most traditional traditionals

Etymology

From tradition + -al.

Synonyms

traditionary time-honored

Antonyms

nontraditional non-traditional untraditional

Related words

oral tradition tradition catholic conservative epic folk historical legendary ordinary original puritanical regular saga standard stereotypical typical usual

Derived words

African traditional religion antitraditional Chinese traditional medicine traditional Chinese medicine detraditionalize ethnotraditional neotraditional nontraditional non-traditional pseudotraditional quasi-traditional traditional agriculture traditional art traditional birth attendant Traditional Chinese traditional climber traditional climbing traditional county traditional dry red Traditional Egyptian traditional grip traditionalise traditionalize traditionalism traditionalist traditionalistic traditionality traditional jazz traditionally traditional marriage traditional medicine traditionalness traditional owner traditional publisher traditional right traditional student ultratraditional untraditional
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