French word

traditionnellement

Pronunciation

IPA/tʁadisjonɛləmɑ̃/

Meaning

  • adverbtraditionally

Example

Nous célébrons traditionnellement Noël en famille.

We traditionally celebrate Christmas with our family.

Illustration for traditionnellement (traditionally)

More examples

Le costume est porté traditionnellement lors de la fête.

The costume is traditionally worn during the festival.

Core concept

A familiar way of doing something carried forward across generations.

Common phrases

  • porté traditionnellement

    traditionally worn

  • observé traditionnellement

    traditionally observed

Similar words

d'habitude: As is normally done or is usually the case.
souvent: Happening or occurring frequently.
habituellement: In accordance with the usual method or established practice.

Definition in French

Selon la tradition; en suivant des pratiques héritées de génération en génération.

Word origin

Traditionnellement is formed from the adjective traditionnel, based on tradition from Latin traditio, with the adverb ending -ment.

Usage tips

  • Traditionnellement refers to inherited customs, whereas habituellement and souvent mainly describe usual or frequent events.

Opposites

  • modernementmodernlyadverb

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