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time-worn
time·worn
/
ˈtaɪmˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn
/
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[
tahym
-wawrn, -wohrn
]
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adjective
1.
worn
or impaired by
time
.
2.
showing the effects of age or antiquity; antiquated:
timeworn farming methods.
3.
commonplace; trite; hackneyed:
a timeworn excuse.
Origin:
1720–30;
time
+
worn
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timeworn
(ˈtaɪmˌwɔːn)
—
adj
1.
showing the adverse effects of overlong use or of old age
2.
hackneyed; trite
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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