Traditional vs Existing - What's the difference?
traditional | existing |
Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures.
Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
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As adjectives the difference between traditional and existing
is that traditional is of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the scriptures while existing is that exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.As a verb existing is
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(en adjective)- I think her traditional values are antiquated .
Antonyms
* nontraditional, non-traditional * untraditionalDerived terms
* traditionallyexisting
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