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time⋅worn

[tahym-wawrn, -wohrn]
–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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time·worn   (tīm'wôrn', -wōrn')   
adj.  
  1. Showing the effects of long use or wear: timeworn lanes.

  2. Used too often; trite: timeworn expressions.

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