Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Traditional principle or opinion.
- In a traditional manner; by transmission from father to son or from age to age; according to tradition; as a tradition; in or by tradition.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a traditional manner.
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- adverb In a
traditional manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb according to tradition; in a traditional manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Motley" was the term traditionally used to describe the outfits worn by court jesters and students of Sterne link the marbled page to the author's fictional alter ego, Yorick, also the name of the jester in Hamlet.
Celebrated marbled image in Tristram Shandy inspires fundraising auction 2011
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In Thursday's press conference, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet is expected to flag the move by saying "strong vigilance is warranted"—an expression traditionally used to signal an imminent rate increase.
ECB Is Expected to Signal July Rate Rise Nina Koeppen 2011
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In fact, whenever the state's political and business communities cross paths in the wake of such business scandals in Colorado, the word traditionally used is "mum."
Robert Schwab: Bank Failures Reflect Badly on Colorado Robert Schwab 2011
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In fact, whenever the state's political and business communities cross paths in the wake of such business scandals in Colorado, the word traditionally used is "mum."
Robert Schwab: Bank Failures Reflect Badly on Colorado Robert Schwab 2011
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In Thursday's press conference, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet is expected to flag the move by saying "strong vigilance is warranted"—an expression traditionally used to signal an imminent rate increase.
ECB Is Expected to Signal July Rate Rise Nina Koeppen 2011
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"'Thumbs up' traditionally translates as the foulest of gesticular insults in some Middle Eastern countries — the most straightforward interpretation is 'Up yours, pal!' according to Roger E. Axtell's book Gestures: The Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World."
McCain slams Obama over Middle East at pro-Israel forum 2008
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Security services blamed "armed criminals," the term traditionally used here to refer to Islamic fundamentalists trying to bring down the military-backed government.
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Vicaire discusses the possible author, Bibliographie, cols. 43-44, 891; the name traditionally given is Le Sieur Robert, of whom nothing is known; Vicaire quotes Pichon as proposing a Sieur Rolland, who is known to have been working in and around the court at approximately this time.
Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983
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Vicaire discusses the possible author, Bibliographie, cols. 43-44, 891; the name traditionally given is Le Sieur Robert, of whom nothing is known; Vicaire quotes Pichon as proposing a Sieur Rolland, who is known to have been working in and around the court at approximately this time.
Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983
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While in other professions it might be called nepotism, in theatrical circles, the correct term is "acting dynasty", a phrase traditionally seen next to the name Redgrave or Fox.
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