Nontraditional


[truh-dish-uh-nl] /trəˈdɪʃ ə nl/

adjective
1.
of or relating to .
2.
handed down by .
3.
in accordance with .
4.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the older styles of jazz, especially New Orleans style, Chicago style, Kansas City style, and Dixieland.
Compare (def 5).
/ˌnɒntrəˈdɪʃənəl/
adjective
1.
not traditional; unconventional: nontraditional lifestyles
/trəˈdɪʃənəl/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or being a tradition
2.
of or relating to the style of jazz originating in New Orleans, characterized by collective improvisation by a front line of trumpet, trombone, and clarinet accompanied by various rhythm instruments
dj.

c.1600, from tradition + -al (1). In reference to jazz, from 1950. Slang trad, short for trad(itional jazz) is recorded from 1956; its general use for “traditional” is recorded from 1963. Related: Traditionally.

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