Nontraditional

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not traditional; not related to tradition, untraditional. not-comparable

    "While this year’s list of top names includes some traditionals — Matthew and Michael for boys, for instance, and Emily and Anna for girls — the nontraditional names are still the overwhelming favorites."

  2. 2
    Innovative; new; daring. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    not conforming to or in accord with tradition wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
untraditional

Example

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"While this year’s list of top names includes some traditionals — Matthew and Michael for boys, for instance, and Emily and Anna for girls — the nontraditional names are still the overwhelming favorites."

Etymology

From non- + traditional.

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