traditional motifs

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meaningsoftraditionalandmotif

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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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motif
noun[C]
uk
/məʊˈtiːf/us
/moʊˈtiːf/
a pattern ...
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(Definition oftraditionalandmotiffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Its design is a combination of a high-technology theme and the use of contemporary and traditional motifs.
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It uses traditional motifs reflecting the land and its people.
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These are embroidered with traditional motifs that vary from region to region.
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It keeps to traditional motifs, eschewing more grandiose ideas in favour of a more familiar flavor and rewarding it four stars out of five.
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While traditional motifs are repeated, the individual touch is used in the variety of stitches, colours and shapes.
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In the 1950s she began making scarves, shirts, and tapestries with traditional motifs.
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Traditional motifs on textiles are no longer considered the property of a certain social class or age group.
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Nonetheless, even in such conditions we tried to maximise our artistic individuality, made many attempts to use traditional motifs of the past.
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The women decorate the shaped ceramics before firing with special techniques and tools in order to draw traditional motifs.
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Many of these works feature what are now considered traditional motifs, such as pineapples, fish and stylized serpents.
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Rectangular and painted on cotton or linen, they usually depict traditional motifs including religious, astrological, and theological subjects, and sometimes a mandala.
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He uses traditional motifs in innovative ways to express spiritual and cultural values.
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