Used vs Traditional - What's the difference?
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(use)
* 1948 , , North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States , J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75
(intransitive, as an auxiliary verb, now only in past tense) to perform habitually; to be accustomed [to doing something]
That is or has or have been used.
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Familiar through use; usual; accustomed.
* 1965 , (Bob Dylan), (Like a Rolling Stone)
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.
As adjectives the difference between used and traditional
is that used is that is or has or have been used while 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.As a verb used
is past tense of use.used
English
Verb
(head)- In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores, were being widely used .
- You used me!
- He used to live here, but moved away last year.
Adjective
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- Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street and now you're gonna have to get used to it.
Synonyms
* (having been used) * (previously owned by someone else) pre-owned, second-handAntonyms
* (having been used) unused * (previously owned by someone else) newDerived terms
* usedness * well-usedSee also
* used toStatistics
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* English heteronymstraditional
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I think her traditional values are antiquated .