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单词 traditionless
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traditionlessadj.

Brit. /trəˈdɪʃnləs/, U.S. /trəˈdɪʃənləs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tradition n., -less suffix.
Etymology: < tradition n. + -less suffix. Compare earlier traditioned adj.
Lacking tradition; having no traditions.
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society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > customs, values, or beliefs of a society or group > [adjective] > traditional > having tradition > having none
traditionless1828
1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 809/2 An unregarded ruin, like some traditionless cairn.
1842 J. Wilson Recreations Christopher North I. 56 A Ruin nameless, traditionless—sole, undisputed property of Oblivion!
1907 Daily Chron. 18 June 3/1 A man whose traditions stop short at 1550 is likely to be wrong in so heartily condemning as traditionless..a nation that has gone on for another four centuries with magnificent..energy.
1963 S. Spender Struggle of Mod. (1965) iv. i. 204 The ideal of completely traditionless art.
2000 Daily Tel. 25 Oct. 22/4 California, a traditionless state, was never much troubled by the past.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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