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traditional

noun adjective

A person with traditional beliefs.

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
T
Ends with
L
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/tɹəˈdɪʃnəl/

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. A person with traditional beliefs.

  2. Short for traditional Chinese.

  3. Short for traditional art.

  4. Short for traditional grip.

adjective

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

    “I think her traditional values are antiquated.”

  2. Communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only.

    “traditional expositions of the Scriptures.”

  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.

    “The traditional form of the character has twice as many strokes as the simplified form.”

In context

Example Sentences

I think her traditional values are antiquated.
traditional expositions of the Scriptures.
The traditional form of the character has twice as many strokes as the simplified form.

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