• Traditional

    Origin

    tradition + -al

    Full definition of traditional

    Adjective

    traditional

    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.I think her traditional values are antiquated.
    2. Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
    3. In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.

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