pretraditional
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]pre- + traditional
Adjective
[edit]pretraditional (not comparable)
- Before the development of a tradition.
- 1881, The American Naturalist, volume 15, page 825:
- Three periods of occupation were brought to light in the investigations; a pretraditional epoch, marked by corrugated pottery; a traditional epoch, and a documentary epoch.