Trad is often an abbreviation of the word "

tradition A tradition is a system of beliefs or behaviors (folk custom) passed down within a group of people or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common e ...

al". Trad(s) may also refer to:

Music

* Irish trad, a genre of folk music that developed in Ireland *

Néo-trad Néo-trad is a musical style from Quebec that arose around the turn of the 21st century. It can be considered a subgenre of Québécois folk music. The term combines the Greek prefix ''neo'', meaning ''new'', and the contraction of the word ''tr ...

, a musical style that arose in Quebec around the turn of the 21st century *

Trad jazz Trad jazz, short for "traditional jazz", is a form of jazz in the United States and Britain that flourished from the 1930s to 1960s, based on the earlier New Orleans Dixieland jazz style. Prominent English trad jazz musicians such as Chris Barb ...

, a style of jazz music in the 1950s and 1960s

Places

Trat Province Trat province (, ), also spelt Trad province, is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), and is located in the region of eastern Thailand. It borders Chanthaburi province to the northwest, and Cambodia's provinces of Pailin, B ...

, Thailand, also spelt Trad **

Trat Trat (, ), also spelt Trad, is a town in Thailand, capital of Trat province and the Mueang Trat district. The town is in the east of Thailand, at the mouth of the Trat River, near the border with Cambodia. Etymology ''Trat'' is believed to d ...

, a town in Thailand

Science and technology

* Trad, abbreviation of teraradian, a unit of angle * Trad, abbreviation of terarad, a unit of radiation dose *''

Tradescantia ''Tradescantia'' () is a genus of 85 species of herbaceous perennial wildflowers in the family Commelinaceae, native to the Americas from southern Canada to northern Argentina, including the West Indies. Members of the genus are known by many com ...

'' or Spiderwort, a genus of plant species in the family ''Commelinaceae'', sometimes called trad

Other uses

* Ivy League clothes, a style of men's dress, popular during the late 1950s * Trad climbing, a type of free climbing in rock climbing *

Trads (Hindu nationalism) Trads (short for "Traditionalists") is a term used to describe alt-right groups within Hindutva. Advocating for a Hindu nation based on traditional values and Brahminical supremacy, they also want a strict adherence to the traditional Hindu caste ...

, alt-right Hindu nationalists in India *

Trojan skinhead Trojan skinheads (also known as traditional skinheads or trads) are individuals who identify with the original British skinhead subculture of the middle 1960s, when ska, rocksteady, reggae, and soul music were popular, and there was a heavy empha ...

, subculture also known as traditional or trad skinheads {{Disambiguation