pretraditional

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adjective

Before the development of a tradition.

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Meanings

adjectivepretraditional (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore the development of a tradition.

    Three periods of occupation were brought to light in the investigations; a pretraditional epoch, marked by corrugated pottery; a traditional epoch, and a documentary epoch.

    1881, The American Naturalist, volume 15, page 825

Origin

From pre- + traditional.

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APA

pretraditional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretraditional

MLA

“pretraditional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretraditional. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretraditional,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretraditional.

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