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How to spell traditional

Traditional is spelled T-R-A-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-L.

What it means: Following customs or beliefs passed down over time.

In a sentence: Grandma makes traditional cookies every holiday. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: tradition, traditionally, traditionalist, nontraditional, custom. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Traditional comes from the Latin word 'traditio,' meaning 'a handing over' or 'delivery.' It originally referred to things that were handed down, which is why today it describes customs passed from one generation to the next.

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