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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Informal Following established tradition in a given sphere of activity, especially in conscious rejection of stylistic or technical innovations.
  • adjective Of or relating to traditional folk music, especially the folk music of Europe and of peoples of European origin.
  • adjective Of or relating to a form of rock climbing emphasizing route finding and the placement of protective gear by the leader rather than athletic moves on routes protected by bolts.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A Middle English preterit of tread.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • imp. of tread.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Short for traditional, referring to an older or original style, especially in the phrase trad jazz.
  • adjective Short for traditional, used in lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Short for traditional.]

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  1. jazz

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  8. enoof
  9. gladder
  10. ludikerous
  11. navy yard
  12. so
  13. wickedest

variants (1)

Variants

  1. tread

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