Quantcast
 
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

immemorial

 - 4 dictionary results

im⋅me⋅mo⋅ri⋅al

  [im-uh-mawr-ee-uhl, -mohr-]
–adjective
extending back beyond memory, record, or knowledge: from time immemorial.
Use immemorial in a Sentence
Origin:
1595–1605; < ML immemoriālis. See im- 2 , memorial

Related forms:
im⋅me⋅mo⋅ri⋅al⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
timeless, ancient, ageless, olden.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
Cite This Source Link To immemorial
im·me·mo·ri·al   (ĭm'ə-môr'ē-əl, -mōr'-)   
adj.  Reaching beyond the limits of memory, tradition, or recorded history.

[Medieval Latin immemoriālis : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Latin memoriālis, memorial; see memorial.]
im'me·mo'ri·al·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

immemorial 
1602, from Fr. immémorial (16c.) "old beyond memory," from M.L. immemorialis, from in- "not" + memorialis (see memorial). Something immemorial is ancient beyond memory; something immemorable (1552) is not memorable.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Idioms & Phrases

immemorial

see time immemorial.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see immemorial on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
ExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyThe Daily BeastUrbanspoonAsk AnswersBloglinesSendori