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Meaning of traditional knowledge

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

traditional

Pronunciation:/tɹəˈdɪʃnəl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A person with traditional beliefs.

  2. Short for traditional Chinese.

  3. Short for traditional art.

  4. Short for traditional grip.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.

    Example: I think her traditional values are antiquated.

  2. Communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only.

    Example: traditional expositions of the Scriptures.

  3. Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.

  4. In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.