adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nə.li/
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[tɹəˈdɪʃ.n̩.li]with syncope
CMU ARPABET:T R AH0 D IH1 SH AH0 N AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:T R AH0 D IH1 SH N AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a traditional manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
From the beginning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
according to tradition; in a traditional manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
traditionally, we eat fried foods on Hanukah
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English traditional Middle English -ly English -ly English traditionally From traditional + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
tradicionalisht
— traditional manner
Bulgarian:
традицио́нно
(tradiciónno)
— traditional manner
Catalan:
tradicionalment
— traditional manner
Czech:
tradičně
— traditional manner
Danish:
traditionelt
— traditional manner
Dutch:
traditioneel
— traditional manner
Finnish:
perinteisesti
— traditional manner
French:
traditionnellement
— traditional manner
Galician:
tradicionalmente
— traditional manner
Georgian:
ტრადიციულად
(ṭradiciulad)
— traditional manner
Greek:
παραδοσιακά
(paradosiaká)
— traditional manner
Hungarian:
tradicionálisan
— traditional manner
Hungarian:
hagyományosan
— traditional manner
Italian:
tradizionalmente
— traditional manner
Latvian:
tradicionāli
— traditional manner
Malayalam:
പരമ്പരാഗതമായി
(paramparāgatamāyi)
— traditional manner
Maltese:
tradizzjonalment
— traditional manner
Norwegian Bokmål:
tradisjonelt
— traditional manner
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tradisjonelt
— traditional manner
Polish:
tradycyjnie
— traditional manner
Portuguese:
tradicionalmente
— traditional manner
Russian:
традицио́нно
(tradiciónno)
— traditional manner
Scots:
tradeetionalie
— traditional manner
Serbo-Croatian:
trȁdicionālno
— traditional manner
Spanish:
tradicionalmente
— traditional manner
Swedish:
traditionellt
— traditional manner
Ukrainian:
традиці́йно
(tradycíjno)
— traditional manner