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Definition of "nontraditional" []

  • Not traditional; not related to tradition. (adjective)
  • Innovative; new; daring. (adjective)

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Use "nontraditional" in a sentence
  • "Indeed, Ms. Olsen went on, if TV shows such as "Who Do You Think You Are?" and websites like Ancestry.com haven't made cemeteries exactly chic again, they have contributed to an uptick in what she described as the "nontraditional visitor.""
  • "Seen here in a 2003 Fox interview, she describes what she called her nontraditional family."
  • "Across the board, banks had increased their standards for subprime borrowers, or what you call nontraditional loans, loans that don't have income verification and, you know, anything that doesn't seem normal."