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traditionally

traditionally

207 2.9
In the way people have done for many years
  • adverb
  • /trəˈdɪʃənəli/
translation icon : tradicionalmente
  • July 13, the eve of French Independence Day, is traditionally celebrated with dancing in the streets.
  • traditionally associated with
  • traditionally used
  • traditionally marginalized groups

Unless they are substances still traditionally regarded as food.

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Examples

  • During the winter solstice, people traditionally light candles to symbolize hope.

  • Latin Americans typically will use only one of the surnames, which traditionally is that of the father.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • And in this case, those methods were traditionally very good.

  • And spring steel is traditionally a high carbon steel.

  • And I think physics traditionally has had a bit of an image problem.

  • There may be ways we can ease the change, things that are traditionally done.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • You know, it's a traditionally sort of working class rugby league town.

  • Tangier, before anything else, is essentially a port city, with all the things that traditionally come with port cities.

  • Even considering the initial investment, self-published authors make more money per book than traditionally published authors do.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Gulden's mustard has traditionally been the number two mustard in America.

Synonyms

typically
vstraditionally
426 2.2

In the usual way for a person, thing, or group

means following old customs and beliefs, not just being characteristic
conventionally
vstraditionally
14 3.9

In the usual way most people do things

is about long-established customs rather than mere majority acceptance
customarily
vstraditionally
7 3.9

In the usual way people do because of tradition

refers to following long-established customs rather than simply being usual

Antonyms

In an unusual way that does not follow the usual way people do things

How Traditional

traditionally
207 2.9
innovatively
1 4.6

Surface Forms

traditionally positive

Morphology

traditionally = traditional (transparent) = tradition + al + ly

Adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'traditional' yields the adverb meaning 'in a traditional manner', which is directly derivable.

Etymology

Traditionally comes from an old Latin word tradere, which means 'to hand over', and you can see the same root in tradition. So traditionally describes things that are 'handed down' from the past, like customs or ways of doing things.