"trad" meaning in English

See trad in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tɹæd/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trad.wav
Etymology: Shortening of traditional. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} trad (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly music) Traditional. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-trad-en-adj-IYSN0GcY Categories (other): Music, Alt-right, Conservatism, Nationalism Disambiguation of Alt-right: 38 24 23 7 8 Disambiguation of Conservatism: 24 30 13 18 14 Disambiguation of Nationalism: 17 32 31 11 9 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun

IPA: /tɹæd/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trad.wav Forms: trads [plural]
Etymology: Shortening of traditional. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} trad (countable and uncountable, plural trads)
  1. (climbing) Traditional climbing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trad-en-noun-Aihki50N Categories (other): Climbing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Conservatism, Nationalism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 55 15 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 29 51 16 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 55 15 2 1 Disambiguation of Conservatism: 24 30 13 18 14 Disambiguation of Nationalism: 17 32 31 11 9 Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (music) Irish traditional music Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trad-en-noun-D3r2a2fP Categories (other): Music, Conservatism, Nationalism Disambiguation of Conservatism: 24 30 13 18 14 Disambiguation of Nationalism: 17 32 31 11 9 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (informal, Catholicism) A traditionalist. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trad-en-noun-18a0GgSg Categories (other): Catholicism, Conservatism, Nationalism Disambiguation of Conservatism: 24 30 13 18 14 Disambiguation of Nationalism: 17 32 31 11 9 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity
  4. (informal) Anything traditional, such as a school or a model of car. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trad-en-noun-VJAWpE09 Categories (other): Conservatism Disambiguation of Conservatism: 24 30 13 18 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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