traditional
adjective
of or relating to beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., handed down from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice.
traditionary
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a variation of
traditional.
Example Sentences
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The historian Peter Whitfield placed his work in a “great traditionary of visionary dissent” stretching from William Blake and John Ruskin to DH Lawrence and David Jones.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2017
There are many and various traditions among them in respect to other matters, presenting many and curious coincidences with the traditionary and fabulous history of some of the oldest nations in the world.
From Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico by B. M. Norman
Carefully written articles by recognised authorities are included on history, castles, abbeys, biography, romantic episodes, legendary lore, traditionary stories, curious customs, folk-lore, etc., etc.
From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by William Andrews
The doubtful and traditionary landing of Hengist and Horsa with 1,500 men, “in three long ships,” is hardly worth discussing here.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Frederick Whymper
There is, however, a mass of traditionary data which points back to conditions at a much earlier date quite different from these.
From Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi by David Ives Bushnell
