1 being part of the beliefs, customs or way of life of a particular group of people, that have not changed for a long time:
traditional dress / music * It's traditional in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. * traditional values
2 (sometimes disapproving) following older methods and ideas rather than modern or different ones
SYNCONVENTIONAL:
traditional methods of teaching * Their marriage is very traditional.
traditionally adverb:
The festival is traditionally held in May. * Housework has traditionally been regarded as women's work.
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