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time-honored
[ tahym-on-erd ]
/ ˈtaɪmˌɒn ərd /
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adjective
revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
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Also especially British, time-hon·oured .
Origin of time-honored
First recorded in 1585–95
Words nearby time-honored
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