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time-honored

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time-hon⋅ored

  [tahym-on-erd]
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–adjective
revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
Also, especially British, time-honoured.

Origin:
1585–95
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time-hon·ored   (tīm'ŏn'ərd)
adj.  Respected or adhered to because of age or age-old observance.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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