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adjective
tra路​di路​tion路​al | \ tr蓹-藞dish-n蓹l How to pronounce traditional (audio) , -藞di-sh蓹-n岬妉\

Definition of traditional

1 : of or relating to tradition : consisting of or derived from tradition a traditional celebration
2 : handed down from age to age traditional history traditional songs/stories
3 : following or conforming to tradition : adhering to past practices or established conventions traditional morality traditional values/beliefs employing traditional methods of cooking
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Other Words from traditional

traditionally adverb
a dish traditionally made with egg yolks, cream, and sugar a seating area traditionally reserved for the church's leaders

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 Testarossa proprietors Rob and Diana Jensen welcomed the group to the traditional Blessing of the Harvest at the Novitiate Winery in downtown Los Gatos. — Laura Ness, The Mercury News, "131st annual Blessing of the Grapes marks beginning of harvest," 10 Sep. 2019 The staffers and celebrity guests all wore Browne鈥檚 clothes, which elevate traditional men鈥檚 tailoring with conceptually fascinating details, with the aid of insanely expensive craft and detail. — Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, "A Message of Useful Beauty from New York Fashion Week," 10 Sep. 2019 Many of the swing thoughts and methodologies in the major leagues have bubbled up through amateur ranks, a complete reversal of the traditional model. — Tom Verducci, SI.com, "MLB's First-Year Stars Are Historically Great This Season," 9 Sep. 2019 Bring your mot or just be one of the lads at a traditional Irish session starting at 10 p.m. Sept. 13-14 at Loughmiller鈥檚 Pub & Eatery, 301 W. Washington St., Indianapolis. — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, "Everything you need to know about Indy Irish Fest 2019," 9 Sep. 2019 Fred's is only the latest retailer closing its doors as many traditional retailers struggle to compete with online businesses. — Sarah Min, CBS News, "Fred's to close all remaining stores after declaring bankruptcy," 9 Sep. 2019 Satrapi and Thorne break out of the traditional biopic model to some extent with flash-forwards to future atomic developments and some psychedelic visual effects that look like high school physics texts brought to life. — Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Radioactive': Film Review | TIFF 2019," 6 Sep. 2019 While storage, computing, networking, and everything else HPE does will still be available for the foreseeable future under the current traditional business model, those offerings will also be made available on a pay-for-what-you-use plan. — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "Antonio Neri and Hewlett Packard Enterprise鈥檚 cultural revolution," 2 Sep. 2019 Democrats have struggled with just how cozy to get with tech companies that are revolutionizing the economy in ways many Americans enjoy but that are upending traditional business models. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Big tech or big labor? 2020 Democrats line up with unions," 1 Sep. 2019

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First Known Use of traditional

1545, in the meaning defined above

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traditional

adjective
How to pronounce traditional (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of traditional

: based on a way of thinking, behaving, or doing something that has been used by the people in a particular group, family, society, etc., for a long time : following the tradition of a certain group or culture
: typical or normal for something or someone : having the qualities, beliefs, etc., that are usual or expected in a particular type of person or thing
: based on old-fashioned ideas : not new, different, or modern

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traditional

adjective
tra路​di路​tion路​al | \ tr蓹-藞di-sh蓹-n岬妉\

Kids Definition of traditional

1 : handed down from age to age a traditional story
2 : based on custom the traditional Thanksgiving dinner

Other Words from traditional

traditionally adverb

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