traditional

[US]/trə'dɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l/
[UK]/trə'dɪʃənl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. passed down through generations; customary; relating to legends; pertaining to traditional jazz.

Phrases & Collocations

traditional chinese

traditional culture

traditional medicine

traditional method

traditional chinese painting

traditional economy

traditional festival

traditional values

traditional view

chinese traditional music

traditional dance

chinese traditional opera

traditional authority

traditional fund

Example Sentences

a traditional Yorkshire recipe.

a traditional fish soup.

a suit of traditional cut.

the destruction of a traditional way of life.

traditional concepts of gender.

the traditional handicrafts of this region.

the traditional drinks in the clubhouse.

the gradual disintegration of traditional values

the traditional handshake; a traditional wedding ceremony.

the traditional code of the Japanese samurai

the traditional turkey with all the trimmings

a curious amalgam of the traditional and the modern.

traditional entertainment was a form of community cement.

Real-world Examples

80% of people here resort to traditional healers.

Source: BBC Listening March 2016 Compilation

Traditional food is also a part of the celebrations.

Source: 2024 New Year Special Edition

And traditional ceremonies end at sunset with tonto parties.

Source: This month VOA Special English

Festival celebrations also include traditional dragon and lion dances too.

Source: 2024 New Year Special Edition

So does that mean the traditional camera will eventually become obsolete?

Source: Selected English short passages

And there's like all of these really pretty traditional style buildings on waterways.

Source: Foreigners traveling in China

Emerging industries continued to grow; upgrading in traditional industries accelerated.

Source: Government bilingual documents

Their thinking often had a traditional superstitions quality.

Source: Past exam papers of the English reading section for the postgraduate entrance examination (English I).

For many years, we've used traditional cameras to take our pictures with.

Source: Selected English short passages

Their equity's a little different than traditional equity.

Source: Monetary Banking (Audio Version)

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