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      traditional
      noun
      (usually in the plural) Anything that is traditional, conventional, standard.
      A person with traditional beliefs.
      (informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of traditional art (“art produced with real physical media”). [Art that is a part of the culture of a group of people, skills and knowledge of which are passed down through generations from master craftsmen to apprentices.]
      (informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of traditional Chinese.
      (informal, uncountable, music) Ellipsis of traditional grip. [(music) A method of holding drum sticks in which the right hand uses an overhand grip and the left hand uses an underhand grip.]
      adjective
      Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.
      Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
      Communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only.
      Relating to traditional Chinese.
      In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
      Roots
      transtra- · Latin · across, overdo-dit · Latin · give, put
      Synonyms for traditional
      conventionaladjcustomaryadjconsuetudinarynusualadjfolkn
      Words related to traditional
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