Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

traditional

/tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: tra-di-tion-al
IPA: /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.

adj

Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.

adj

Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.

adj

Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.

adj

Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.

adj

Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.

noun

One with traditional beliefs.

Countable

noun

Anything that is traditional, conventional, standard.

Countable

Example Sentences

"This dance is one of the traditional customs in the area."
"For centuries, the nomadic tribes of Central Asia used colorful textiles called suzanis as seating, prayer mats, bedding and dividers in their yurts – the traditional tents that were their homes."
"traditional expositions of the Scriptures"
"Her traditional values are antiquated."
"Ryoteis usually look like traditional Japanese inns or even private homes."
"The traditional form of the character has twice as many strokes as the simplified form."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Latin trāns Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin trādō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin trāditiōbor. Old French tradicionbor. Middle English tradicioun English tradition Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English traditional From tradition + -al. First attested in 1545.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more traditional (comparative) most traditional (superlative) traditionals (plural)

Derived Forms

antitraditional detraditionalize ethnotraditional neotraditional nontraditional pretraditional protraditional pseudotraditional semitraditional tradigital traditionalise traditionalize

Phrases

African traditional religion Chinese traditional medicine non-traditional quasi-traditional traditional art traditional birth attendant Traditional Chinese traditional Chinese medicine

Frequently Paired Words

digital simplified catholic conservative epic folk historical legendary

Synonyms

traditionary time-honored//time-honoured traditionalist

Antonyms

nontraditional untraditional

Rhymes With

additional non-traditional nutritional transitional conditional unconditional compositional nontraditional depositional untraditional attritional abolitional

Questions

How do you pronounce traditional?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/.
What does traditional mean?: Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.
Where does traditional come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Latin trāns Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin trādō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin trāditiōbor. Old French tradicionbor. Middle English tradicioun English tradition Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English traditional From tradition + -al. First attested in 1545.

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