TRADITIONAL


Meaning of TRADITIONAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ trədɪʃən(ə)l ]

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

Traditional customs, beliefs, or methods are ones that have existed for a long time without changing.

...traditional teaching methods.

...traditional Indian music.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

• tra‧di‧tion‧al‧ly

Married women have traditionally been treated as dependent on their husbands...

ADV : ADV with cl / group

2.

A traditional organization or person prefers older methods and ideas to modern ones.

We’re still a traditional school in a lot of ways.

≠ progressive

ADJ : usu ADJ n

• tra‧di‧tion‧al‧ly

He is loathed by some of the more traditionally minded officers.

ADV : ADV -ed , ADV adj

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