Pseudotraditional

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a false veneer of tradition; apparently, but not actually, traditional.

    "Its endless rows of pseudotraditional houses — identical white boxes sheltered under orange terra-cotta roofs — are flanked by narrow streets on one side and suburban lawns and canals on the other."

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"Its endless rows of pseudotraditional houses — identical white boxes sheltered under orange terra-cotta roofs — are flanked by narrow streets on one side and suburban lawns and canals on the other."

Etymology

From pseudo- + traditional.

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