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traditionitis

traditionitis noun: insistence on a traditional approach; resistance to modern practices.

Noun

traditionitis (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) Insistence on a traditional approach; resistance to modern practices.

Origin of traditionitis

From tradition + -itis (“inflammation, affliction (of)”).

Questions about traditionitis

What does traditionitis mean?
Traditionitis means insistence on a traditional approach; resistance to modern practices.
What part of speech is traditionitis?
Traditionitis is a noun.

Words near traditionitis in the dictionary

  1. traditioners
  2. traditioning
  3. traditionism
  4. traditionist
  5. traditionists
  6. traditionitis
  7. traditionize
  8. traditionized
  9. traditionizes
  10. traditionizing
  11. traditionless

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