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immemorial [ˌɪmɪˈmɔːrɪəl] adj
originating in the distant past; ancient (postpositive in the phrase time immemorial) [from Medieval Latin immemoriālis, from Latin im- (not) + memoria memory] immemorially adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
immemorial adjective age-old, ancient, long-standing, traditional, fixed, rooted, archaic, time-honoured, of yore, olden (archaic) a modern version of an immemorial myth Translations immemorial [ˌɪmɪˈmɔːrɪəl] ADJ → inmemorial, inmemorable from time immemorial → desde tiempo(s)inmemorial(es) immemorial [ˌɪmɪˈmɔːriəl] adj since time immemorial (= for a very long time) → depuis des temps immémoriaux from time immemorial → depuis des temps immémoriaux (literary) (= ancient) → immémorial(e) immemorial immemorial [ˌɪmɪˈmɔːrɪəl] adj → remotissimo/a from time immemorial → da tempo immemorabile immemorial [ˌɪmɪˈmɔːrɪəl] adj → remotissimo/a from time immemorial → da tempo immemorabile How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Tahiti is a lofty green island, with deep folds of a darker green, in which you divine silent valleys; there is mystery in their sombre depths, down which murmur and plash cool streams, and you feel that in those umbrageous places life from immemorial times has been led according to immemorial ways. Immemorial to all his order, this investiture alone will adequately protect him, while employed in the peculiar functions of his office. But some of us, regarding the ocean with understanding and affection, have seen it looking old, as if the immemorial ages had been stirred up from the undisturbed bottom of ooze. |
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