pseudotraditional

adjective

Having a false veneer of tradition; apparently, but not actually, traditional.

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Meanings

adjectivepseudotraditional (comparative more pseudotraditional, superlative most pseudotraditional)

comparative more pseudotraditional · superlative most pseudotraditional

  1. Having a false veneer of tradition; apparently, but not actually, traditional.

    Its endless rows of pseudotraditional houses — identical white boxes sheltered under orange terra-cotta roofs — are flanked by narrow streets on one side and suburban lawns and canals on the other.

    2009 March 3, Nicolai Ouroussoff, “Machines for Living”, in New York Times

Origin

From pseudo- + traditional.

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APA

pseudotraditional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudotraditional

MLA

“pseudotraditional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudotraditional. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudotraditional,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudotraditional.

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