pretraditional

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English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ traditional.

Adjective

pretraditional (not comparable)

  1. 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.