Meaning of “traditional” in the English Dictionary

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traditional adjective

uk /trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/ us /trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/

(Definition of “traditional” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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traditional adjective

us /trəˈdɪʃ·ən·əl/

following or belonging to the ways of behaving or beliefs that have been established for a long time:

the traditional two-parent family
traditional Southern cooking
the traditional politeness of Japanese culture
traditionally
adverb us /trəˈdɪʃ·ən·əl·i/

The Democratic Party won a seat in the Senate that has traditionally been held by a Republican.

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We also equipped them with new crisis management tools, like green harvesting or non-harvesting, which complement the traditional withdrawals.
Each family holds its own traditional recipe as well as each region and state.
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Apart from that there is every reason for adopting measures quickly in order to improve traditional goods transport by rail.
The practice draws upon traditional notions of ki, also known as chi or qi.
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Electronic information is really no different from the traditional forms of information.
Shopping ranges from modern commercial plazas and malls to traditional markets and open air tianguis.
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The book is produced in a 12x12 format to mimic the size of traditional album covers.
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In addition to traditional industrial zones, powerful new industrial centres are growing.
In recent years, women have used their education and professional skills to promote the development of the traditional rural economy.
They do both traditional and modern gospel pieces and even write their own music sometimes.
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We must therefore reorient our environmental policies to create much-needed convergence with our energy policies, leaving traditional sectoral approaches behind.
Although leather was the traditional material, it is heavier and requires more maintenance than many modern versions.
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The current publication resembles a more traditional newspaper format than anything else.
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Traditional practices, like digging your garden in the autumn and leaving it over winter, are now a no-no.
Injured people usually are cured by traditional healers, who have several techniques that they exercised with local resources.
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