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# traditionally

«traditionally» in Mova's school dictionary: **in the way that has been done for a long time by a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

1) Traditionally means in the way that has been done for a long time by a family, group or country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/traditionally/#m1)

2) It can also mean «usually, as people have long expected». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/traditionally/#m2)

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

### In the corpora

- [The didgeridoo comes from Aboriginal Australians of northern Australia, traditionally made from a branch hollowed by termites; skilled players use circular breathing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/10-instruments-of-the-world-bandura-erhu-sitar-kora-didgeridoo/10/)
- [A film is many still pictures, called frames, shown quickly, traditionally 24 every second in the cinema.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/40-show-day-the-exhibition-the-concert-and-the-big-arts-quiz/11/)
- [Magicians traditionally keep their secrets, so keeping your trick's secret is fine and not a lie.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks/23/)
- [At a Hindu funeral the body is usually cremated; traditionally the eldest son leads the rites, though today daughters sometimes do too.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/65-how-other-people-remember-dia-de-los-muertos-qingming-and-more/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «traditionally» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/traditionally/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.