time-honored

[ tahym-on-erd ]

/ ˈtaɪmˌɒn ərd /

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

time exposure, time flies, time frame, time hangs heavy, Time heals all wounds, time-honored, time-honoured, time immemorial, Time is money, Time is of the essence, time is ripe

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This time-honored phenomenon has a name: The October surprise.
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Thus, the time-honored approach of separating the sick from the well is unlikely to prevent spread.
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A time-honored and noble legacy is kept alive by a yearning for discovery and exploration.
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Establishing a blue-ribbon commission in the midst of scandal is a time-honored Washington tradition.
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Writing about themselves having sex is a time-honored way for young women to get it.
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It happened obedient to the time-honored behest—Help yourself, and heaven will help you.
The Galley Slave's Ring|Eugne Sue
He hated the bigotry and narrow-mindedness which forbade the study of any subject but the time-honored Talmud.
Rabbi and Priest|Milton Goldsmith
We should all of us, I am sure, have liked to see the major's grin, when the worthy old gentleman made his time-honored joke.
A History of Pendennis, Volume 1|William Makepeace Thackeray
It is an institution of free men and of gentlemen, and it is an ole one and time-honored.
The God of His Fathers|Jack London
True, he had thus far broken with the world of time-honored traditions only in part.
The Quickening|Francis Lynde

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MEANINGS

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WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY

time-honored

adjective

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