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traditional en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /tɹəˈdɪʃ.nəl/
  • /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/
  • [tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nl̩]
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Latin trāns Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin trādō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin trāditiōbor. Old French tradicionbor. Middle English tradicioun English tradition Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English traditional From tradition + -al. First attested in 1545.

Meanings

  1. Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.
    • For centuries, the nomadic tribes of Central Asia used colorful textiles called suzanis as seating, prayer mats, bedding and dividers in their yurts – the traditional tents that were their homes. 2024 December 19, Amy Gunia, “Young Uzbeks are finding new markets for traditional handicrafts online”, in CNN Business:
    • This dance is one of the traditional customs in the area.
  2. Of, relating to, or derived from tradition. ▸ Communicated from ancestors to descendants orally.
    • traditional expositions of the Scriptures
  3. Of, relating to, or derived from tradition. ▸ Communicated from ancestors to descendants orally. ▸ In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
  4. Of, relating to, or derived from tradition. ▸ Observant of tradition; old-fashioned.
    • Ryoteis usually look like traditional Japanese inns or even private homes. 1986, Fodor's Japan:
    • Her traditional values are antiquated.
  5. (retronym) Of, relating to, or derived from tradition. ▸ Produced with physical media, as opposed to digital art.
  6. Of, relating to, or derived from tradition. ▸ Relating to traditional Chinese.
    • The traditional form of the character has twice as many strokes as the simplified form.

Forms

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most traditional Degree=Sup lexicographic
more traditional Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

nontraditional · untraditional · nontraditional · nontraditional · nontraditional · nontraditional · untraditional · untraditional · untraditional · nontraditional · untraditional · untraditional

Coordinates

digital · simplified

Deriveds

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

Synonyms

time-honored//time-honoured · traditionary · time-honored//time-honoured · traditionary · traditionary · traditionary · traditionary · traditionary · time-honored//time-honoured · time-honored//time-honoured · time-honored//time-honoured · time-honored//time-honoured

Translations (119)

sk tradičný (of or relating to tradition) · hi पारंपरिक (observant of tradition) · th ดั้งเดิม (of or relating to tradition) · bn রেওয়াজী (of or relating to tradition) · vi truyền thống (of or relating to tradition) · ms tradisional (of or relating to tradition) · sw kienyeji (observant of tradition) · da traditionel (of or relating to tradition) · fi perinteinen (of or relating to tradition) · es tradicionalista (observant of tradition) · oc tradicional (of or relating to tradition) · fo siðbundin (of or relating to tradition) · kk дәстүрлі (of or relating to tradition) · uk традиці́йний (of or relating to tradition) · fy tradisjoneel (of or relating to tradition) · it tradizionalista (observant of tradition) · sh тра̏дициона̄лан (observant of tradition) · mt tradizzjonali (of or relating to tradition) · km ជាប្រពៃណី (of or relating to tradition) · it familiare (of or relating to tradition) · sv traditionell (of or relating to tradition) · fo vanabundin (of or relating to tradition) · pl zwyczajowy (of or relating to tradition) · az ənənəvi (observant of tradition) · de herkömmlich (of or relating to tradition) · sh trȁdicionālan (of or relating to tradition) · it tradizionale (of or relating to tradition) · el παραδοσιακός (observant of tradition) · de altmodisch (observant of tradition) · tr gelenekçi (observant of tradition) · gl tradicional (of or relating to tradition) · eu tradizional (of or relating to tradition) · el παραδοσιακός (of or relating to tradition) · fo hevdbundin (of or relating to tradition) · an tradizional (of or relating to tradition) · bg традицио́нен (of or relating to tradition) · nn tradisjonell (of or relating to tradition) · gl tradicional (observant of tradition) · de traditionell (of or relating to tradition) · ga traidisiúnta (of or relating to tradition) · sl tradicionálen (observant of tradition) · id tradisional (of or relating to tradition) · id tradisionil (of or relating to tradition) · mn уламжлалт (of or relating to tradition) · ja 伝統的な (of or relating to tradition) · he מָסׇרְתִּי (of or relating to tradition) · ca tradicional (of or relating to tradition) · hy ավանդական (of or relating to tradition) · la trāditiōnālis (of or relating to tradition) · es tradicional (of or relating to tradition) · ms tradisi (of or relating to tradition) · mwl tradicional (of or relating to tradition) · de überliefert (of or relating to tradition) · nl traditioneel (of or relating to tradition) · is hefðbundinn (of or relating to tradition) · ka ტრადიციული (of or relating to tradition) · gd seann-nòsach (of or relating to tradition) · tr geleneksel (of or relating to tradition) · no tradisjonell (of or relating to tradition) · pl tradycyjny (of or relating to tradition) · lv tradicionāls (of or relating to tradition) · it comune (of or relating to tradition) · vi theo truyền thống (of or relating to tradition) · hi परंपरागत (observant of tradition) · sw -a kidesturi (of or relating to tradition) · ko 전통적 (of or relating to tradition) · pt tradicional (of or relating to tradition) · ru традицио́нный (observant of tradition) · grc παραδεδομένος (of or relating to tradition) · ast tradicional (of or relating to tradition) · ru традицио́нный (of or relating to tradition) · luy butamaduni (of or relating to tradition) · it ordinario (of or relating to tradition) · mk традициона́лен (of or relating to tradition) · az ənənəvi (of or relating to tradition) · io tradicionala (of or relating to tradition) · be традыцы́йны (of or relating to tradition) · sh trȁdicionālan (observant of tradition) · sco tradeetional (of or relating to tradition) · ca tradicionalista (observant of tradition) · sw kienyeji (of or relating to tradition) · fa سنتی (of or relating to tradition) · yi טראַדיציאָנעל (of or relating to tradition) · th โบราณ (of or relating to tradition) · pt tradicionalista (observant of tradition) · ml പരമ്പരാഗത (of or relating to tradition) · cmn 傳統的 /传统的 (of or relating to tradition) · tl kinamihasnan (of or relating to tradition) · de traditionell (observant of tradition) · ms tradisi (observant of tradition) · mk традициона́лен (observant of tradition) · gd traidiseanta (of or relating to tradition) · it normale (of or relating to tradition) · cs tradiční (of or relating to tradition) · ms tradisional (observant of tradition) · cy traddodiadol (of or relating to tradition) · mt tradizzjonali (observant of tradition) · km ប្រពៃណី (of or relating to tradition) · scn tradizzionali (of or relating to tradition) · gd traidiseanta (observant of tradition) · ro tradițional (of or relating to tradition) · hi परंपरागत (of or relating to tradition) · ga traidisiúnta (observant of tradition) · sl tradícijski (of or relating to tradition) · bo ཡུལ་སྲོལ་གྱི (of or relating to tradition) · hu hagyományos (of or relating to tradition) · gd seann-nòsach (observant of tradition) · ar تَقْلِيدِيّ (of or relating to tradition) · fr traditionnel (of or relating to tradition) · mi o tuawhakarere (of or relating to tradition) · uz anʼanaviy (of or relating to tradition) · fi vanhanaikainen (observant of tradition) · eo tradicia (of or relating to tradition) · sh тра̏дициона̄лан (of or relating to tradition) · ko 전통 (of or relating to tradition) · de traditionsgetreu (observant of tradition) · hi पारंपरिक (of or relating to tradition) · fo hevdbundin (observant of tradition) · la translaticius (of or relating to tradition)

traditional en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /tɹəˈdɪʃ.nəl/
  • /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/
  • [tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nl̩]
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Canada) audio
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Latin trāns Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin trādō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin trāditiōbor. Old French tradicionbor. Middle English tradicioun English tradition Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English traditional From tradition + -al. First attested in 1545.

Meanings

  1. (countable) One with traditional beliefs.
  2. (countable, plural-normally) Anything that is traditional, conventional, standard.
    • Singer Paula Elliot closed the evening's performances with a number of gospel, jazz and blues tunes. Elliot concentrated mostly on traditionals like "Motherless Child," "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out," "God Bless the Child," and "Wild Women Don't Get the Blues." 1984 April 21, Maida Tilchen, “New Song, New Feminism, New Gay Awareness”, in Gay Community News, page 16:
    • While this year’s list of top names includes some traditionals — Matthew and Michael for boys, for instance, and Emily and Anna for girls — the nontraditional names are still the overwhelming favorites. 2009 April 25, “Meet Number 16 Bus Shelter”, in Austin Daily Herald, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025:
  3. (retronym, uncountable) Art produced with physical media, as opposed to digital art.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of traditional Chinese.
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of traditional grip.

Forms

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traditionals Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

matched · digital · simplified

Relateds

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

Synonyms

traditionalist