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adjective
Date: circa 1596
honored because of age or long usage <time-honored traditions>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
time-honored
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Time-honored — Time hon ored (t[imac]m [o^]n [ e]rd), a. Honored for a long time; venerable, and worthy of honor, by reason of antiquity, or long continuance. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
time-honored — [tīm′än΄ərd] adj. honored or observed because in existence or usage for a long time … English World dictionary
time-honored — (adj.) also time honoured, 1590s; from TIME (Cf. time) (n.) + past tense of HONOR (Cf. honor) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
time-honored — time hon|ored [ taım ,anərd ] adjective done in the same way for a very long time: a time honored custom/method/procedure … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
time-honored — time′ hon ored adj. revered or respected because of long observance or continuance: a time honored custom[/ex] Also, esp. brit. time′ hon oured. Etymology: 1585–95 … From formal English to slang
time-honored — index conventional, familiar (customary), illustrious, inveterate, prescriptive, traditional Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
time-honored — [adj] traditional accustomed, ancestral, classic, classical, conventional, customary, fixed, folk, historic, long established, old, popular, regular, rooted, standard, taken for granted, universal, usual, vintage, widespread; concepts 530,533,547 … New thesaurus
time-honored — adjective 1. acceptable for a long time time honored customs • Syn: ↑time honoured • Similar to: ↑reputable 2. honored because of age or long usage time honored institutions • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
time-honored — /tuym on euhrd/, adj. revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time honored custom. Also, esp. Brit., time honoured. [1585 95] * * * … Universalium
time-honored — respected throughout the generations, continues to be honored now as it has for a long time … English contemporary dictionary
