traditional

traditional
traditional (dj.) c.1600, from TRADITION (Cf. tradition) + -AL (Cf. -al) (1). In reference to jazz, from 1950. Slang trad, short for trad(itional jazz) is recorded from 1956; its general use for "traditional" is recorded from 1963. Related: Traditionally.

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  • tradiţional — TRADIŢIONÁL, Ă, tradiţionali, e, adj. Care s a păstrat prin tradiţie, care ţine de tradiţie, întemeiat pe tradiţie. [pr.: ţi o ] – Din fr. traditionnel. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  Tradiţional ≠ netradiţional Trimis de siveco,… …   Dicționar Român

  • 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; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Traditional —   [englisch/amerikanisch, trə dɪʃnl], überlieferte »traditionelle« Melodie unbekannten Ursprungs, meist aus der Volksmusiktradition. Bei deren Verwendung als Grundlage für einen neuen Titel erscheint die Angabe traditional anstelle des… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • traditional — I adjective accepted, acknowledged, ancestral, classic, classical, common, confirmed, conformable, consuetudinal, consuetudinary, conventional, customary, established, fixed, habitual, handed down, historic, historical, ingrained, inherited,… …   Law dictionary

  • traditional — [adj] usual, established acceptable, accustomed, acknowledged, ancestral, classic, classical, common, conventional, customary, doctrinal, fixed, folk, habitual, historic, immemorial, long established, old, oral, popular, prescribed, regular,… …   New thesaurus

  • traditional — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of, relating to, or following tradition. 2) (of jazz) in the style of the early 20th century. DERIVATIVES traditionally adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • traditional — [trə di′sh′əner΄ē] [trad′ə tivtrə dish′ə nəl] adj. 1. of, handed down by, or conforming to tradition; conventional: also traditionary [trə di′sh′əner΄ē] or Rare traditive [trad′ə tiv] 2. designating or of a style of improvised jazz associated… …   English World dictionary

  • traditional — tra|di|tion|al W1S3 [trəˈdıʃənəl] adj 1.) being part of the traditions of a country or group of people ▪ traditional Italian cooking ▪ a traditional Irish folk song ▪ a traditional method of brewing beer it is traditional (for sb) to do sth ▪ It… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • traditional — 01. Women in Japan usually wear a [traditional] wedding kimono for at least part of their marriage ceremony. 02. Most immigrants to England try to preserve the culture and [traditions] of their home country for their children. 03. In Quebec,… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • traditional — tra|di|tion|al [ trə dıʃənl ] adjective usually before noun *** 1. ) relating to or based on very old customs, beliefs, or stories: All the dancers and musicians wore traditional costume. traditional Mediterranean cooking 2. ) typical of the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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