immemorial

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

/ ˌɪm əˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr- /

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adjective

extending back beyond memory, record, or knowledge: from time immemorial.

Origin of immemorial

From the Medieval Latin word immemoriālis, dating back to 1595–1605. See im-², memorial

SYNONYMS FOR immemorial

timeless, ancient, ageless, olden.

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OTHER WORDS FROM immemorial

im·me·mo·ri·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby immemorial

immediate transfusion, immediatism, immedicable, Immelmann, Immelmann turn, immemorial, immense, immensely, immensity, immensurable, immerge

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Example sentences from the Web for immemorial

In this sense of freedom from foreign domination liberty is the immemorial boast of Britons.
Freedom In Service|Fossey John Cobb Hearnshaw
Down below, amid that immemorial acrid smell of privet, two little girls were busily digging in the front garden.
The Vanity Girl|Compton Mackenzie
Two girls stood at one end of a long walk of immemorial yews.
The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow|Anna Katharine Green
True, there were the immemorial laws of self-preservation and retaliation, both of which were liberally interpreted.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce|Ambrose Bierce

Applause was lavished upon Girard; his very clothes were preserved as immemorial mementoes.
History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I|Myers Gustavus

British Dictionary definitions for immemorial

immemorial

/ (ˌɪmɪˈmɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

originating in the distant past; ancient (postpositive in the phrase time immemorial)

Derived forms of immemorial

immemorially, adverb

Word Origin for immemorial

C17: from Medieval Latin immemoriālis, from Latin im- (not) + memoria memory

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Idioms and Phrases with immemorial

immemorial

see time immemorial.

单词	immemorial
释义	immemorial [ im-uh-mawr-ee-uhl, -mohr- ] / ˌɪm əˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR immemorial ON THESAURUS.COM adjective extending back beyond memory, record, or knowledge: from time immemorial. Origin of immemorial From the Medieval Latin word immemoriālis, dating back to 1595–1605. See im-², memorial SYNONYMS FOR immemorial timeless, ancient, ageless, olden. SEE SYNONYMS FOR immemorial ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM immemorial im·me·mo·ri·al·ly, adverb Words nearby immemorial immediate transfusion, immediatism, immedicable, Immelmann, Immelmann turn, immemorial, immense, immensely, immensity, immensurable, immerge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for immemorial In this sense of freedom from foreign domination liberty is the immemorial boast of Britons. Freedom In Service\|Fossey John Cobb Hearnshaw Down below, amid that immemorial acrid smell of privet, two little girls were busily digging in the front garden. The Vanity Girl\|Compton Mackenzie Two girls stood at one end of a long walk of immemorial yews. The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow\|Anna Katharine Green True, there were the immemorial laws of self-preservation and retaliation, both of which were liberally interpreted. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce\|Ambrose Bierce Applause was lavished upon Girard; his very clothes were preserved as immemorial mementoes. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I\|Myers Gustavus British Dictionary definitions for immemorial immemorial / (ˌɪmɪˈmɔːrɪəl) / adjective originating in the distant past; ancient (postpositive in the phrase time immemorial) Derived forms of immemorial immemorially, adverb Word Origin for immemorial C17: from Medieval Latin immemoriālis, from Latin im- (not) + memoria memory Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with immemorial immemorial see time immemorial. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to immemorial archaic, fixed, forever, long-standing, prehistoric, primeval, rooted, time-honored, traditional, age-old, olden
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immemorial

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for immemorial

adjective

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