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Meanings of time-honored in English

Honored because of age or long usage.

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Examples for "time-honoured"
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In time-honoured fashion, talk of promise has been undermined by stark reality.
The Guardian
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It's a time-honoured journey, and one that often holds untold wrestling glories.
The Guardian
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The time-honoured examples were easily shown to be capable of different explanations.
Darwin and Modern Science
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The abbey breaks its own time-honoured traditions, and hands over the boy.
The White Princess
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My original contention was based on the time-honoured saying, 'murder will out.'
The Hollow of Her Hand
Usage of time-honored in English
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Many of the time-honored symbols will not be found in these pages.
Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear / Or,...
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The more powerful provinces insisted on the adoption of their time-honored conceptions.
History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science
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That was not the moment for re-hoisting the time-honored banner of idealism.
Readings on Fascism and National Socialism / Selected by members...
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His philosophical daring is illustrated in his breaking through this time-honored tradition.
History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science
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I felt the structure of our time-honored militaristic arguments crumbling about me.
The Lost Continent
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I play my game according to the time-honored rules of that game.
The Pride of Palomar
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Two methods are popular, the first being the time-honored loop and lash.
Climbing Magazine
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But on the Cattawissa and Opelousas this time-honored pattern was set aside.
The Brick Moon, and Other Stories
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Another time-honored foot placement is inside your partner's jacket, in his armpits.
Climbing Magazine
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Now he knew the cosmic all to be a mere time-honored cheat.
Happy Pollyooly: The Rich Little Poor Girl
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We refer to the general destruction or alteration of the time-honored German hymns.
History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State o...
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Upon the 18th August, the great and time-honored ceremony of the Ommegang occurred.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 10: 1566, part I
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Lying is the time-honored tradition, with their entire legal system built around it.
Letter of the Law
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Just at the wrong time, after the time-honored fashion of quarrels.
The Bells of San Juan
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One more epitaph, before we leave this interesting and time-honored place of graves.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 / Devoted t...
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You see, the fellow refused to play by the time-honored rules.
Magic terror: seven tales