"timeworn" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtaɪm.wɔɹn/ Forms: more timeworn [comparative], most timeworn [superlative]
Etymology: From time + worn. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|time|worn}} time + worn Head templates: {{en-adj}} timeworn (comparative more timeworn, superlative most timeworn)
  1. Showing the effects of wear due to long use. Synonyms: shopworn, threadbare, well-worn Translations (showing the effects of wear): abgegriffen (German), abgenutzt (German), veraltet (German), patiniert (German), utnött (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-timeworn-en-adj-j~SIcPQJ Disambiguation of 'showing the effects of wear': 94 6
  2. Banal or trite; hackneyed or overused. Synonyms: commonplace, clichéd, stock, tired, unoriginal, hackneyed
    Sense id: en-timeworn-en-adj-FlXOhEWi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: time-worn

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