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Webster 1913 Edition
Traditional
Tra-di′tion-al
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
traditionnel
, LL. traditionalis
.] 1.
Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing;
as,
traditional
opinions; traditional
customs; traditional
expositions of the Scriptures.2.
Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
[R.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Traditional
TRADI'TIONAL
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traditional
traditional
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Adjective
traditional (comparative more traditional, superlative most traditional)
- Of, relating to, or derived from tradition;
- This dance is one of the traditional customs in the area.
- I think her traditional values are antiquated.
- Communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only
- traditional expositions of the Scriptures.
- Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
- In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
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of or pertaining to tradition
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observant of tradition
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