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im⋅me⋅mo⋅ri⋅al
/
ˌɪm
əˈmɔr
i
əl
,
-ˈmoʊr-
/
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–adjective
extending back beyond memory, record, or knowledge:
from time immemorial.
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Origin:
1595–1605;
< ML
immemoriālis.
See
im-
2
,
memorial
Related forms:
im⋅me⋅mo⋅ri⋅al⋅ly,
adverb
Synonyms:
timeless, ancient, ageless, olden.
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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.
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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
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Idioms & Phrases
immemorial
see
time immemorial
.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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