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traditional

Pronunciation: /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/

The English word “traditional” has 9 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.
  2. Communicated from ancestors to descendants orally.
  3. In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
  4. Observant of tradition; old-fashioned.
  5. Produced with physical media, as opposed to digital art.
  6. Relating to traditional Chinese.

noun

  1. One with traditional beliefs.
  2. Anything that is traditional, conventional, standard.
  3. Art produced with physical media, as opposed to digital art.

Etymology

From tradition + -al. First attested in 1545.

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