"test of time" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-test of time.ogg [Australia] Forms: tests of time [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|tests of time}} test of time (usually uncountable, plural tests of time)
  1. The correlation of longevity with validity of an idea or trend. Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: fullness of time, time-tested, time will tell, wait-and-see Translations (Translations): tand des tijds [masculine] (Dutch), tíðarinnar tonn [feminine] (Faroese), ajan hammas (Finnish), épreuve du temps [feminine] (French), Zeit [feminine] (German), Test der Zeit [masculine] (German), Zahn der Zeit [masculine] (German), काल की परीक्षा (kāl kī parīkṣā) [feminine] (Hindi), समय की परीक्षा (samay kī parīkṣā) [feminine] (Hindi), próba czasu [feminine] (Polish), ząb czasu [masculine] (Polish), испыта́ние вре́менем (ispytánije vrémenem) [neuter] (Russian), tidens tand [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-test_of_time-en-noun-UaEc3HJm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with collocations

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