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immortal
[
ih-
mawr
-tl
]
Origin
im·mor·tal
/
ɪˈmɔr
tl
/
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[
ih-
mawr
-tl
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying:
our immortal souls.
2.
remembered or celebrated through all time:
the immortal words of Lincoln.
3.
not liable to perish or decay; imperishable; everlasting.
4.
perpetual; lasting; constant:
an immortal enemy.
5.
of or pertaining to immortal beings or
immortality
.
EXPAND
6.
(of a laboratory-cultured
cell
line) capable of dividing indefinitely.
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noun
7.
an immortal being.
8.
a person of enduring fame:
Bach, Milton, El Greco, and other immortals.
9.
the Immortals,
the 40 members of the French Academy.
10.
(
often initial capital letter
)
any of the gods of classical mythology.
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Origin:
1325–75;
Middle English
(adj.) <
Latin
immortālis.
See
im-
2
,
mortal
Related forms
im·mor·tal·ly,
adverb
qua·si-im·mor·tal,
adjective
qua·si-im·mor·tal·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
8.
giant, titan, genius.
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immortal
(ɪˈmɔːt
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
not subject to death or decay; having perpetual life
2.
having everlasting fame; remembered throughout time
3.
everlasting; perpetual; constant
4.
of or relating to immortal beings or concepts
—
n
5.
an immortal being
6.
(
often plural
) a person who is remembered enduringly, esp an author:
Dante is one of the immortals
immor'tality
—
n
im'mortally
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
immortal
"deathless," late 14c., from L. immortalis, from in- "not" + mortalis "mortal" (see
mortal
(adj.)). In ref. to fame, literature, etc., attested from 1514.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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