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# traditionally

adverb

«traditionally» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Traditionally means in the way that has been done for a long time by a family, group or country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/traditionally/#m1)
2. It can also mean «usually, as people have long expected». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/traditionally/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history, social studies and stories it tells the reader that a custom is old and passed down: what people traditionally eat, wear or do at a festival. It often starts a sentence: «Traditionally, ...». Phrases: «traditionally eaten», «traditionally made», «traditionally worn».

### Examples

- Traditionally, people eat turkey at Thanksgiving in the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/traditionally/#x1)
- Pancakes are traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday in the UK. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/traditionally/#x2)
- Kilts are traditionally worn in Scotland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/traditionally/#x3)
- The bread is traditionally baked in a stone oven. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/traditionally/#x4)
- Traditionally, the youngest child lights the first candle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/traditionally/#x5)
- In Australia, a meat pie is traditionally eaten at the footy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/traditionally/#x6)

### Note

Adverb from «tradition» → «traditional» → «traditionally»; spelt with -ally. «Traditionally» describes custom, not law or rule: other ways may also be fine.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «traditionally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/traditionally/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«traditionally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/traditionally.html) on Mova free.