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traditional definition

tra·di·tional (trə dis̸hə nəl)

adjective

  1. of, handed down by, or conforming to tradition; conventional
    also traditionary tra·di′·tion·ar′y (-ner′ē) or Raretraditive trad′i·tive (tradə tiv)
  2. designating or of a style of improvised jazz associated historically with early black New Orleans musicians and typically played by a band made up of one or two cornets, a clarinet, a trombone, and a rhythm section that includes a banjo and a tuba

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