traditional
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- adjective
- /trəˈdɪʃənl/
- Many people prefer a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce.
- traditional practices
- traditional methods
- traditional values
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- You know, in terms of traditional nuclear families.
- And they find, you know, traditional jazz or swing dull.
- Will most men be happier with a traditional wife or a girl boss?
- And there are various, you know, cultural, traditional ways of expressing it.
- You know, I, I don't have like a traditional family blueprint.
- Doesn't this sound like traditional Stoic ideas and values?
- So we'll be doing Ayurvedic, traditional Chinese acupuncture.
- You know that that's the traditional common thing to do.
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Most of the counselors in this study came from traditional, two-parent families with a religious upbringing.
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They are part of the divine law in traditional Greek mythology.
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You know, in terms of traditional nuclear families.
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For instance, students need to be able to use traditional reference resources to access health information.
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There are other ways by which traditional systems offer support to people in need.
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And we're eating some traditional fish and chips.
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Developments in educational and management sciences have ended a number of traditional practices in schools.
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Native title is the right of indigenous peoples to their traditional lands, waters, and territories.
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On the menu, bastilla, a meat or often pigeon pie, as traditional Moroccan as it gets.
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Malaysia's indigenes face a steep uphill battle to hold on to their traditional lands and resources.
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Synonyms
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Doing things in the usual way most people expect, not new or original
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Something done because of tradition or habit
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Very old and present for a long time
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Following traditional beliefs and practices, especially in religion
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A custom from the past that people keep doing
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A custom or story that older people pass to younger people
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Compounds
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A way of cooking a dish people pass down in a family or community for many years
- Specialized
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Old information a community passes from older to younger people about culture, nature, or skills
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A common drink, often with alcohol, offered during a ceremony to honor people
- Formal
Information and practices of local communities that laws protect and require consent and fair sharing when used by others
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Etymology
The word traditional comes from the Latin root tradere, which means 'to hand over' or 'give'. Think of customs being 'handed down' from older to younger people, so traditional describes ways, beliefs, or actions that follow what was passed down over a long time.