traditional

adjective (traditional, more traditional, most traditional)

«traditional» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Traditional means done the same way for a long time and passed down from older people to younger people. tree →
Traditional also means old-fashioned or usual, not new or modern. tree →

In the lessons

In history, RE and citizenship lessons, pupils learn about traditional food, dress, music, stories and festivals of different cultures. In English, traditional tales are fairy tales and folk tales like «Goldilocks» or «Jack and the Beanstalk». Phrases: «traditional tale», «traditional dress», «traditional recipe», «traditional way».

Examples

We read a traditional tale about a clever fox. tree →
Haggis is a traditional Scottish food. tree →
She wore traditional dress for the festival. tree →
Morris dancing is a traditional English dance. tree →
Grandma makes the cake the traditional way. tree →
The Maori haka is a traditional dance from New Zealand. tree →
Many families have a traditional meal on holidays. tree →
Our school has a traditional sports day every summer. tree →

Note

Adjective from «tradition» + -al. Spelling: traditional (one d after a, then -tional). «Traditional tale» is the term many schools use for fairy and folk tales. Opposite: modern.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «traditional» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«traditional» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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