Immemorial

//ɪ.məˈmɔːɹi.əl// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That is beyond memory; ancient. not-comparable, postpositional, sometimes

    "The rocks had stood overlooking the valley since time immemorial."

Adjective
  1. 1
    long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history wordnet

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oldacknowledgedadmittedage oldage-oldageless

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"Lack of originality, everywhere, all over the world, from time immemorial, has always been considered the foremost quality and the recommendation of the active, efficient and practical man..."

Etymology

From French immémorial. By surface analysis, im- + memorial.

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