-shən ə l, -shnəl adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin traditionalis, from Latin tradition-, traditis tradition + -alis -al
1. : of or relating to tradition : consisting of or derived from tradition : handed down from age to age without writing
traditional history
2. : following or conforming to tradition : based on an order, code, or practice accepted from the past : conventional
traditional morality
also : observant of or holding to such traditions : traditionalistic
a traditional dramatist
3. : designed with conscious adherence to architectural styles of the past — compare contemporary , modern