Traditional
Traditional adjective - Based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation.
Usage example: a traditional Passover meal at his grandparents' house
Usual is a synonym for traditional in common topic. In some cases you can use "Usual" instead an adjective "Traditional".
Usual
Usual adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.
Traditional is a synonym for usual in habitual topic. You can use "Traditional" instead an adjective "Usual".
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Chess with Death: As usual Death dislikes the traditional game, so Granny challenges him to a hand of poker instead for a boy's life.
Source: Discworld / Maskerade - He might not use the exact same name, but would re-shuffle his usual ones (justifiable, as noble families often have traditional names that get re-used).
Source: My Grandson Myself - BTW, the song is Older Than They Think: GBS did a cover of a traditional Newfoundland folk song (as usual), which is purported to come from the time of Kidd himself.
Source: Lyrical Dissonance / Folk
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