Adjective

traditional (comparative more traditional, superlative most traditional)

Positive traditional

Comparative more traditional

Superlative most traditional

  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.
  2. Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
  3. In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.

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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Sat Jul 17 12:51:33 2010

Traditions serve to preserve a wide range of culturally significant ideas, specific practices and the various methods used by distinct cultures. The word tradition comes from the Latin traditionem which is the accusative case of traditio which means "handing over, passing on".

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Tue Jul 27 05:09:43 2010

Why is it traditional to eat nuts at Christmas?
Q. Walnuts, brazil nuts, hazelnuts and pecans all tend to be eaten as part of the traditional Christmas spread of food in Britain. Is there a reason why nuts are eaten more at this time of year than at others? Is it to do with seasonality of nut harvests or importing times, or something like that?
Asked by Jonathan M - Wed Oct 11 11:06:53 2006 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I think they date back to Pagan times
Answered by Wobs - Wed Oct 11 11:16:06 2006

Has anyone got a traditional recipe for stifado - hubby and I tried both chicken and beef versions on holiday?
Q. In Zakynthos - I think the beef stifado is the more traditional dish. Really want to try to make it at home, thanks in advance x
Asked by StephE - Fri Oct 19 16:09:27 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. STIFADO (Greek stew) 3 lbs. lean beef, stew meat cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/2 c. butter 2 1/2 lbs. sm. onions, peeled 1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste 1/2 c. red table wine 2 tbsp. red wine vinegar 1 tbsp. brown sugar 1 clove garlic, minced or mashed 1 bay leaf 1 sm. cinnamon stick 1/2 tsp. whole cloves 1/4 tsp. ground cumin 2 tbsp. currants or raisins, optional Season meat with salt and pepper. Melt butter in a Dutch oven or heavy kettle with cover. Add meat and coat with butter but do not brown. Arrange onions over meat. Mix tomato paste, wine, vinegar, sugar and garlic; pour over meat and onions. Add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cumin and currants. Cover onions with a plate (to hold them intact).… [cont.]
Answered by depp_lover - Fri Oct 19 19:08:02 2007

Can you contribute to the traditional ira and claim deductions incase you worked part of the year?
Q. Can you contribute to the traditional ira and claim deductions incase you worked part of the year for the employer that has retirement plan and you contributed to 401K? Considerting that you were employed for rest of the year. Did not get any clear answer after lot os searching. Any ideas?
Asked by mops - Mon Feb 18 19:29:23 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. If you were covered by a retirement plan at work, then you can take a full deduction for a Traditional IRA if your modified AGI is: $52,000 or less (single) $83,000 or less (married jointly) Phaseout provisions occur over these thresholds.
Answered by Richard M - Mon Feb 18 19:40:02 2008

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