Meanings
adjectiveneotraditional (not comparable)
- not comparablePresenting a new adaptation of something traditional
Ricky Scaggs is also a virtuoso of sorts, playing both traditional and neotraditional bluegrass.
2009 January 9, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*nu
- Proto-Indo-European*néwos
- Proto-Hellenic*néwos
- Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
- Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
- Englishneo-
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
- Proto-Italic*trāns
- Latintrāns
- Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*dédeh₃ti
- Proto-Italic*didō
- Latindō
- Latintrādō
- Latintrāditiō
- Old Frenchtradicion
- Middle Englishtradicioun
- Englishtradition
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishtraditional
- Englishneotraditional
From neo- + traditional.
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APA
neotraditional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neotraditional
MLA
“neotraditional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neotraditional. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neotraditional,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neotraditional.
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