immemorial

[im-uh-mawr-ee-uhl, -mohr-] Origin

im·me·mo·ri·al

[im-uh-mawr-ee-uhl, -mohr-]
adjective
extending back beyond memory, record, or knowledge: from time immemorial.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Medieval Latin immemoriālis. See im-2, memorial

im·me·mo·ri·al·ly, adverb


timeless, ancient, ageless, olden.

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Immemorial has a plethora of syllables.
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an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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immemorial (ˌɪmɪˈmɔːrɪəl)
 
adj
originating in the distant past; ancient (postpositive in the phrase time immemorial)
 
[C17: from Medieval Latin immemoriālis, from Latin im- (not) + memoriamemory]
 
imme'morially
 
adv

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Etymonline
Word Origin & History

immemorial
c.1600, 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 (1550s) is not memorable.
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Idioms & Phrases

immemorial

see time immemorial.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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