immemorial

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immemorial

  • /ɪ.məˈmɔːɹi.əl/

Rhymes with -ɔːɹɪəl, -ɔːɹiəl

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

adjective

  1. not comparable, postpositional, sometimes That is beyond memory; ancient. The rocks had stood overlooking the valley since time immemorial.

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adj that is beyond memory; ancient

Españolinmemorial
Françaisimmémorial
Русскийда́вний dávnij, незапамятный nezapamjatnyj, дре́вний drévnij, ста́рый stáryj
Tiếng Việtxa xưa, thượng cổ

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"immemorial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/immemorial. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"immemorial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/immemorial.

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@misc{immemorial_2026,
  title = {immemorial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/immemorial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}