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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for traditional:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

traditional
    adj 1: consisting of or derived from tradition; "traditional
           history"; "traditional morality" [ant: nontraditional,
           untraditional]
    2: pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines; "the simple
       security of traditional assumptions has vanished"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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; traditional customs; traditional
      expositions of the Scriptures.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Observant of tradition; attached to old customs;
      old-fashioned. [R.] --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

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