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tra⋅di⋅tion⋅al

  [truh-dish-uh-nl]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to tradition.
2. handed down by tradition.
3. in accordance with tradition.
4. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the older styles of jazz, esp. New Orleans style, Chicago style, Kansas City style, and Dixieland. Compare mainstream (def. 4).
Also, tra⋅di⋅tion⋅ar⋅y  [truh-dish-uh-ner-ee] (for defs. 1–3).

Origin:
1585–95; < ML trāditiōnālis. See tradition, -al 1

Related forms:
tra⋅di⋅tion⋅al⋅i⋅ty, noun
tra⋅di⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1, 2. conventional, customary, established.
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tra·di·tion·al   (trə-dĭsh'ə-nəl)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or in accord with tradition: a traditional wedding ceremony.
tra·di'tion·al·ly adv.
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Traditional

Tra*di"tion*al\, a. [Cf. F. traditionnel, LL. traditionalis.]

1. Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures.

2. Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned. [R.] --Shak.
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