pretraditional

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ traditional.

Adjective

pretraditional (not comparable)

1. Before the development of a tradition.
   • 1881, The American Naturalist, volume 15, page 825:

     Three periods of occupation were brought to light in the investigations; a pretraditional epoch, marked by corrugated pottery; a traditional epoch, and a documentary epoch.