time-honored

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtaɪmˌɑnɚd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tīm′on′ərd)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
time-hon•ored /ˈtaɪmˌɑnɚd/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. respected because for a long time it has been done this way:a time-honored custom.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] ˈtime-ˌhon•oured. 
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
time-hon•ored  (tīm′on′ərd),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance:a time-honored custom.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] time′-hon′oured. 
  • 1585–95


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