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controversial
English
Etymology
Latin controversia (“controversy”) + -al; see controversy.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?n.tr??v??.??l/, /?k?n.t???v??.sj?l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?n.t???v?.??l/
- Hyphenation: con?tro?ver?sial
Adjective
controversial (comparative more controversial, superlative most controversial)
- Arousing controversy—a debate or discussion of opposing opinions.
- Whole libraries of controversial books.
Usage notes
- Nouns often used with "controversial": topic, subject, work, author, method, etc.
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Further reading
- controversial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- controversial in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Spanish
Adjective
controversial (plural controversiales)
- (Latin America) controversial
- Synonym: controvertido
Derived terms
- controversialmente
Related terms
- controversia
Further reading
- “controversial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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traditional
English
Etymology
tradition +? -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t???d???n?l/, /t???d??n?l/
Adjective
traditional (comparative more traditional, superlative most traditional)
- Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.
- This dance is one of the traditional customs in the area.
- I think her traditional values are antiquated.
- Communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only.
- traditional expositions of the Scriptures.
- Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
- In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
- Relating to traditional Chinese.
- Coordinate term: simplified
Synonyms
- traditionary
Antonyms
- nontraditional, non-traditional
- untraditional
Derived terms
- traditionalism
- traditionalist
- traditionally
Related terms
- tradition
Translations
Noun
traditional (plural traditionals)
- A person with traditional beliefs.
- (informal, uncountable) Short for traditional Chinese.
- Coordinate term: simplified
- (informal, uncountable) Short for traditional art (“art produced with real physical media”).
- Coordinate term: digital
- (informal, uncountable, music) Short for traditional grip.
- Coordinate term: matched
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