traditional format

collocation in English

meaningsoftraditionalandformat

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traditional
adjective
uk
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/us
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/
following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time ...
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format
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈfɔː.mæt/us
/ˈfɔːr.mæt/
a pattern, plan, ...
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(Definition oftraditionalandformatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This camp held that the moretraditionalformatwas now the way ahead, and that 'democratic opera' could not achieve the necessary grandeur.
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I mean not the certificate in itstraditionalformat, but a smaller document that could easily be checked by police officers.
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At issue is whether the newspaper industry faces a cyclical trough, or whether new technology has rendered obsolete newspapers in theirtraditionalformat.
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The 200708 season was the first to be played in a moretraditionalformat.
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He also created abstract films that he used as scores instead of thetraditionalformat.
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The aim of the imprint was to feature super-powered characters who did not follow thetraditionalformatof classic superhero adventures.
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During the first year and a half of their program, students are taught basic science in atraditionalformat.
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Thetraditionalformatwas used, whereby the three founding nations compete, each playing a total of two matches, where no final is staged.
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The art form still exists today in itstraditionalformatdespite the changing trends in other industries.
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The school was originally open concept with almost no interior walls, but it has since been remodeled to atraditionalformat.
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Then, ignoringtraditionalformatconstraints he began selling blocks of airtime to any and all comers.
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Thetraditionalformatfavours those highly graded players who win year after year by agreeing quick draws against their closest rivals and defeating the rest.
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This event was the last to be held in atraditionalformatuntil 1993.
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Lobio, in itstraditionalformat, progressed to become a standard recipe the ingredients of which varied depending on the area in which it was cooked.
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But the more social activities were still balanced by the moretraditionalformat.
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He brought his compositions now effectively out of the area and out of thetraditionalformat.
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Thetraditionalformatwas revived in the next year, selecting two runners-up among five short-listed works.
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The roda represents the most strict andtraditionalformatfor capoeira and is ideally suited for an introduction and discussion of the music.
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Many of the major discounters now operate supercenters, which add a full-service grocery store to thetraditionalformat.
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