traditional

English Online Dictionary. What means traditional‎? What does traditional mean?

English

Etymology

From tradition +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹəˈdɪʃənəl/, /tɹəˈdɪʃnəl/

Adjective

traditional (comparative more traditional, superlative most traditional)

1. Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.

2. Communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only.

3. Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
4. In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
5. Relating to traditional Chinese.

   Coordinate term: simplified

Synonyms

• traditionary

Antonyms

• nontraditional, non-traditional
• untraditional

Derived terms

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Translations

Noun

traditional (countable and uncountable, plural traditionals)

1. A person with traditional beliefs.
2. (usually in the plural) Anything that is traditional, conventional, standard.
3. (informal, uncountable) Short for traditional Chinese.

   Coordinate term: simplified

4. (informal, uncountable) Short for traditional art (“art produced with real physical media”).

   Coordinate term: digital

5. (informal, uncountable, music) Short for traditional grip.

   Coordinate term: matched