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- [tahym test]
- /taɪm tɛst/
- /taɪm test/
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- [tahym test]
- /taɪm tɛst/
Definitions of time-tested word
- adjective time-tested having proved valid, workable, or useful over a long span of time: a time-tested theory. 1
- adjective time-tested having value proved by long use or experience 0
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Origin of time-tested
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45
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Parts of speech for Time-tested
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
time-tested popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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