traditional
adjective
tra·di·tion·al
trə-ˈdi-sh(ə-)nəl 
1
: of or relating to tradition : consisting of or derived from tradition
a traditional celebration
2
: handed down from age to age
traditional history
traditional songs/stories
3
: following or conforming to tradition : adhering to past practices or established conventions
traditional morality
traditional values/beliefs
employing traditional methods of cooking
traditionally
adverb
a dish traditionally made with egg yolks, cream, and sugar
a seating area traditionally reserved for the church's leaders
Examples of traditional in a Sentence
a traditional Passover meal at his grandparents' house
a family that is very traditional when it comes to institutions like marriage
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Chittum said the traditional hunting caliber is used for hunting deer and in this configuration usually comes in a magazine with five rounds.
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Will Carless, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
While traditional innovation sectors, like tech and pharma, have been exempted from tariffs on products from countries like India and Brazil, the F&B sector has some of the highest rates around.
—Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The best smart telescopes offer a powerful remedy to this problem in the form of advanced image stacking and real-time processing to filter out artificial light interference and reveal detail in objects that would be difficult to observe with the naked eye or traditional optics.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
They are set up to fight traditional air wars, not the drones that have emerged in Ukraine.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
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Will Carless, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
While traditional innovation sectors, like tech and pharma, have been exempted from tariffs on products from countries like India and Brazil, the F&B sector has some of the highest rates around.
—Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The best smart telescopes offer a powerful remedy to this problem in the form of advanced image stacking and real-time processing to filter out artificial light interference and reveal detail in objects that would be difficult to observe with the naked eye or traditional optics.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
They are set up to fight traditional air wars, not the drones that have emerged in Ukraine.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Traditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traditional. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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