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pseudotraditional en · ADJ

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Etymology

From pseudo- + traditional.

Meanings

1. Having a false veneer of tradition; apparently, but not actually, traditional.
   • Its endless rows of pseudotraditional houses — identical white boxes sheltered under orange terra-cotta roofs — are flanked by narrow streets on one side and suburban lawns and canals on the other. 2009 March 3, Nicolai Ouroussoff, “Machines for Living”, in New York Times:

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