traditionitis

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noun

Insistence on a traditional approach; resistance to modern practices.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nountraditionitis (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryuncountableInsistence on a traditional approach; resistance to modern practices.

Origin

From tradition + -itis (“inflammation, affliction (of)”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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