immemorial

American  

[im-uh-mawr-ee-uhl, -mohr-] / ˌɪm əˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr- /

adjective

1. extending back beyond memory, record, or knowledge.

   from time immemorial.

   Synonyms:

   olden, ageless, ancient, timeless

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immemorial British  

/ ˌɪmɪˈmɔːrɪəl /

adjective

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

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immemorial Idioms  

1. see time immemorial.

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Other Word Forms

• immemorially adverb

Etymology

Origin of immemorial

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

Example Sentences

The future promised by AI is exciting and lucrative, but there is something to be said for investors flocking to an asset that has been treasured since time immemorial.

From Barron's

The future promised by AI is exciting and lucrative, but there is something to be said for investors flocking to an asset that has been treasured since time immemorial.

From Barron's

A private island passed by boaters and rowers on the Thames since time immemorial has gone up for sale.

From BBC

But there’s something just so effortless about her Majorca-primed house singles like “Maria,” which feel ready to slip into magic hour rooftop DJ sets for time immemorial.

From Los Angeles Times

There is a robust consensus among scholars that politics in Iran begins with the idea of Iran as a people with a continuous and unbroken history, a nation that “looms out of an immemorial past.”

From Los Angeles Times