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Definition of time-honoured adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

time-honoured

adjective
 
/ˈtaɪm ɒnəd/
 
/ˈtaɪm ɑːnərd/
(US English -honored)
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  1. respected because it has been used or done for a long time
    • They showed their approval in the time-honoured way (= by clapping, for example).
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTime-honoured/​time-honored is used with these nouns:
    • fashion
    • tradition
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trait
noun
 
 
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