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immemorial
im·me·mo·ri·al I0047400 (ĭm′ə-môr′ē-əl)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.immemorial (ˌɪmɪˈmɔːrɪəl) adjoriginating in the distant past; ancient (postpositive in the phrase time immemorial)[C17: from Medieval Latin immemoriālis, from Latin im- (not) + memoria memory] ˌimmeˈmorially advim•me•mo•ri•al (ˌɪm əˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr-)
adj. extending back beyond memory, record, or knowledge: from time immemorial. [1595–1605; < Medieval Latin] im`me•mo′ri•al•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | immemorial - long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history; "time immemorial"old - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money" |
immemorialadjective age-old, ancient, long-standing, traditional, fixed, rooted, archaic, time-honoured, of yore, olden (archaic) a modern version of an immemorial mythimmemorialadjectiveLong past:ancient, high.Translationsimmemorial
time immemorialLong before one would be able to remember; the distant past. Our family line has presided over this land since time immemorial. Giant sea turtles have been coming to this spot to mate since time immemorial.See also: immemorial, timefrom time immemorialA time long before one would be able to remember; since the distant past. Our family line has presided over this land from time immemorial. Giant sea turtles have been coming to this spot to mate from time immemorial.See also: immemorial, timesince time immemorialFrom a time long before one would be able to remember; since the distant past. Our family line has presided over this land since time immemorial. Giant sea turtles have been coming to this spot to mate since time immemorial.See also: immemorial, since, timesince time immemorialsince a very long time ago. (Literally, since time before recorded history.) My hometown has had a big parade on the Fourth of July since time immemorial. since time immemorial, the trees have blossomed each spring.See also: immemorial, since, timetime immemorialAlso, time out of mind. Long ago, beyond memory or recall, as in These ruins have stood here since time immemorial, or His office has been on Madison Avenue for time out of mind. The first expression comes from English law, where it signifies "beyond legal memory," specifically before the reign of Richard I (1189-1199), fixed as the legal limit for bringing certain kinds of lawsuit. By about 1600 it was broadened to its present sense of "a very long time ago." The variant, first recorded in 1432, uses mind in the sense of "memory" or "recall." See also: immemorial, timesince time immemorial or from time immemorial LITERARYIf you say that something has been happening since time immemorial or from time immemorial, you mean that it has been happening for many centuries. Thailand's central position in Southeast Asia has had a major effect on the art of the area since time immemorial. From time immemorial, we have danced to celebrate the sacred forces of Nature.See also: immemorial, since, timetime immemorial used to refer to a point of time so long ago that people have no knowledge or memory of it. In legal terms in Britain, time immemorial refers to the time up to the beginning of the reign of Richard I in 1189 . A variant of the phrase is time out of mind .See also: immemorial, timefrom/since ˌtime immeˈmorial from ancient times; from a very long time ago: The Barton family have lived in this village since time immemorial.See also: immemorial, since, timefrom time immemorialSince ancient times; prior to anyone’s recall. According to Ebenezer Brewer, this term comes from English law, where it meant beyond legal memory—that is, before the reign of Richard I (1189– 99), fixed by the Statute of Westminster (1275) as the legal limit for bringing certain kinds of legal action (similar to the present-day statute of limitations). Later it came to mean simply a very long time ago. Thus Oliver Goldsmith wrote (The Bee, 1759), “This deformity . . . it had been the custom, time immemorial, to look upon as the greatest ornament of the human visage.” Exactly the same is meant by time out of mind, which dates from the fifteenth century, when it appeared in print in Rolls of Parliament. Both terms have been clichés since about 1800. See also since the beginning of time.See also: immemorial, timeImmemorial
Related to Immemorial: since time immemorialIMMEMORIAL. That which commences beyond the time of memory. Vide Memory, time of. immemorial
Related to immemorial: since time immemorialSynonyms for immemorialadj age-oldSynonyms- age-old
- ancient
- long-standing
- traditional
- fixed
- rooted
- archaic
- time-honoured
- of yore
- olden
Synonyms for immemorialadj long pastSynonymsWords related to immemorialadj long pastRelated Words |