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adjective
- 1. (of a custom or tradition) respected or valued because it has existed for a long time: "the eldest son was named, in time-honoured fashion, after his father"
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TIME-HONOURED definition: A time-honoured tradition, practice, or method is respected because it has been done or used in the…. Learn more.
A time-honored tradition or way of doing something is one that has been used and respected for a very long time. Raising the money is done in the usual time-honored ways – college events, garage sales, and the like.
time-honoured. British. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A time-honoured tradition or way of doing something is one that has been used and respected for a very long time. There is a time-honoured tradition of British actors moving to the US.
Definition of time-honoured adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
TIME-HONOURED definition: A time-honoured tradition or way of doing things is one that has been used for a long time.. Learn more.
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The earliest known use of the adjective time-honoured is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for time-honoured is from 1597, in the writing of William Shakespeare, playwright and poet.
Time-honoured definition: having been observed for a long time and sanctioned by custom. See examples of TIME-HONOURED used in a sentence.
time-honoured - honored because of age or long usage; "time-honored institutions". time-honored. honourable, honorable - worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country".
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˈtime-ˌhonoured British English, time-honored American English adjective [only before noun] a time-honoured method or custom is one that has existed for a long time Sharon became involved with music in the time-honoured fashion – through her family.
