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time-honoured

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time-hon⋅ored

[tahym-on-erd]
–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-honoured

adjective
1. acceptable for a long time; "time-honored customs" [syn: time-honored
2. honored because of age or long usage; "time-honored institutions" [syn: time-honored
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