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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The annual price of a single-family home in the U.S. luxury marketplace grew by 7.6 percent between 2023 and 2024, twice the rate of the traditional market at 3 percent, according to the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury program's 2025 Trend Report.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
The plan hopes to recreate wooded areas to shelter rivers and re-establish more traditional cattle and sheep grazing practices — and building more affordable housing.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 12 June 2025
Aligning for Long-Term Success Unlike traditional sales to external entities, ESOPs transfer ownership to employees over time, aligning personal success with the business’s long-term performance.
—Louis Grassi, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
As the video explains: This new process is fundamentally different and more secure than traditional credential export methods, which often involve exporting an unencrypted CSV or JSON file, then manually importing it into another app.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
The plan hopes to recreate wooded areas to shelter rivers and re-establish more traditional cattle and sheep grazing practices — and building more affordable housing.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 12 June 2025
Aligning for Long-Term Success Unlike traditional sales to external entities, ESOPs transfer ownership to employees over time, aligning personal success with the business’s long-term performance.
—Louis Grassi, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
As the video explains: This new process is fundamentally different and more secure than traditional credential export methods, which often involve exporting an unencrypted CSV or JSON file, then manually importing it into another app.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for traditional
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“Traditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traditional. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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