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time-honoured

time-hon·our
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tahym on-er]
    • /taɪm ˈɒn ər/
    • /taɪm ˈɒn.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tahym on-er]
    • /taɪm ˈɒn ər/

Definitions of time-honoured word

  • adjective time-honoured revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom. 1
  • adjective time-honoured A time-honoured tradition or way of doing something is one that has been used and respected for a very long time. 0
  • adjective time-honoured having been observed for a long time and sanctioned by custom 0
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Origin of time-honoured

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95

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Parts of speech for Time-honoured

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Time-honoured

time-honoured popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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