how to pronounce traditional

/tɹəˈdɪʃənəl/

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traditional is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of traditional in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… it's noise in the traditional sense it's …”

meaning of traditional

Traditional means following the customs of a particular group or society.

traditional frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word traditional occurs in english on average 79.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.