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Some say that AIDS came from the monkeys, and I doubt that because we have been living with monkeys from time immemorial, others say it was a curse from God, but I say it cannot be that.
Wangari Maathai

Meaning of "immemorial" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IMMEMORIAL

From Medieval Latin immemoriālis, from Latin im- (not) + memoriamemory.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IMMEMORIAL

immemorial  [ˌɪmɪˈmɔːrɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMMEMORIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Immemorial is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMMEMORIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of immemorial in the English dictionary

The definition of immemorial in the dictionary is originating in the distant past; ancient.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMMEMORIAL


advertorial
ˌædvɜːˈtɔːrɪəl
ambassadorial
æmˌbæsəˈdɔːrɪəl
armorial
ɑːˈmɔːrɪəl
boreal
ˈbɔːrɪəl
combinatorial
ˌkɒmbɪnəˈtɔːrɪəl
directorial
ˌdɪrekˈtɔːrɪəl
editorial
ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəl
equatorial
ˌɛkwəˈtɔːrɪəl
factorial
fækˈtɔːrɪəl
gubernatorial
ˌɡjuːbənəˈtɔːrɪəl
janitorial
ˌdʒænɪˈtɔːrɪəl
loreal
ˈlɔːrɪəl
marmoreal
mɑːˈmɔːrɪəl
memorial
mɪˈmɔːrɪəl
pictorial
pɪkˈtɔːrɪəl
sectorial
sɛkˈtɔːrɪəl
sensorial
senˈsɔːrɪəl
territorial
ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl
tutorial
tjuːˈtɔːrɪəl
vectorial
vɛkˈtɔːrɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMMEMORIAL

immediate
immediate annuity
immediate constituent
immediately
immediateness
immedicable
immedicableness
immedicably
Immelmann
Immelmann turn
immemorially
immense
immensely
immenseness
immensities
immensity
immensurable
immerge
immergence
immerse

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMMEMORIAL

accessorial
amatorial
authorial
categorial
consistorial
curatorial
dictatorial
Escorial
gladiatorial
industrial
manorial
multifactorial
piscatorial
professorial
prosecutorial
responsorial
sartorial
tensorial
time immemorial
tonsorial
war memorial

Synonyms and antonyms of immemorial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMMEMORIAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «immemorial» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of immemorial

Translation of «immemorial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMMEMORIAL

Find out the translation of immemorial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of immemorial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «immemorial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

远古时代
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inmemoriales
570 millions of speakers

English

immemorial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अति प्राचीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سحيق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

незапамятных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imemoriais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্মরণাতীত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

immémorial
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Zaman dahulu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

uralt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

有史以前の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

태고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Immemorial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xưa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நினைவுக்கெட்டாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अत्यंत प्राचीन काळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eski
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

immemorabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niepamiętnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незапам´ятних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imemorial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμνημονεύτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vroegste tye
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

urminnes
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uminnelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of immemorial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMMEMORIAL»

The term «immemorial» is regularly used and occupies the 76.650 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMMEMORIAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «immemorial» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «immemorial» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about immemorial

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5 QUOTES WITH «IMMEMORIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word immemorial.
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Richard Le Gallienne
It is curious how, from time immemorial, man seems to have associated the idea of evil with beauty, shrunk from it with a sort of ghostly fear, while, at the same time drawn to it by force of its hypnotic attraction.
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Wangari Maathai
Some say that AIDS came from the monkeys, and I doubt that because we have been living with monkeys from time immemorial, others say it was a curse from God, but I say it cannot be that.
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Hugh Miller
Their humble dwellings were of their own rearing; it was they themselves who had broken in their little fields; from time immemorial, far beyond the reach of history, had they possessed their mountain holdings.
4
Abdus Salam
From time immemorial, man has desired to comprehend the complexity of nature in terms of as few elementary concepts as possible.
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Frederick Soddy
On our plane knowledge and ignorance are the immemorial adversaries.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMMEMORIAL»

Discover the use of immemorial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to immemorial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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From time immemorial: the origins of the Arab-Jewish ...
"Everything in this book reads like hard news... One woman walks in & scoops them all... The great service provided here by Mrs. Peters--if only attention is paid--is to lay the groundwork for peace by clearing away the farrago of lies.
Joan Peters, 1985
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Immemorial Silence
MacKendrick (philosophy, Le Moyne College) explores language and silence and their temporality and atemporality through works of philosophy, literature, and religion, where eternity and silence have long been matters of concern.
Karmen MacKendrick, 2001
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From Time Immemorial: Indigenous Peoples and State Systems
These findings shed new light on a historical phenomenon that is too often studied in isolated instances. This book will thus be important reading for everyone seeking to understand the new contours of our postcolonial world.
Richard J. Perry, 2010
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Occasional and Immemorial Days
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd, 2010
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The indigenous voice in world politics: since time immemorial
In this fascinating volume, Franke Wilmer examines how indigenous activists are cultivating international support for a program of self-determination and legal protection, as well as how "the indigenous voice in world politics" is ...
Franke Wilmer, 1993
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Remaking Custom: Law and Identity in the Early American Republic
They wanted to do away with the idea that a legal system could be secure only if it originated in the mists of time immemorial. To accomplish this objective, Reeve and Gould attempted to dismantle the concept of an immemorial English ...
Ellen Holmes Pearson, 2011
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The Weekly Reporter
Common Law. of the immemorial taking of the toll, though it would be rightful in its origin if the spot was in a port, and wrongful if it was not in a port, did rot of itself afford sufficient ground for inferring that the spot was an an- oient port, or that ...
‎1868
8
Nietzsche, Feminism, and Political Theory
5. 'Speaking. of. Immemorial. Waters'. Irigaray. with. Nietzsche. Frances. Oppel. The world is deep Deeper than day can imagine. (Nietzsche) Beyond the horizon you have opened up, she will offer you that in which she still lives and that your ...
Paul Patton, 1993
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Natality and Finitude
The embracing pair ties the child that will soon appear into both a social world and a historical continuum. The generational historical world into which we emerge itself springs from an immemorial origin (or, as we will see, from immemorial ...
Anne O'Byrne, 2010
10
The Law Journal Reports
The borough and manor have from time immemorial formed part of a very extensive seignory, called sometimes Gower, sometimes Gower Kilvey, an ancient lordship marcher of Wales, which includes a considerable line of the sea coast from ...
Henry D. Barton, 1855

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMMEMORIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term immemorial is used in the context of the following news items.
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A pitch to damage Test cricket | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo
Not only in England(Lords has been like this for more than a decade now)but in India(since time immemorial) and in Australia now as seen in ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
2
Public drills BLM over proposal - The Spectrum
"You know we're here from time immemorial, our Tribe is," Daboda said. "We're only about 20 miles out of Mesquite, but this is our ancestral ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»
3
Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif are now engaged! | Latest News …
And for time immemorial, there have been speculations of their engagement and marriage. But now, it can be confirmed that the two have ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
4
NIO gears up to uncover Gopakpattan - The Times of India
The site with a multi-layered history and archaeological evidence was an entrepot of world trade since times immemorial. All that remains of the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
LankaWeb – Unnatural death of an Elephant every second day …
... reckless in blocking ancient elephant corridors –routes that the elephants had used to cross from one area to another from time immemorial. «Lankaweb, Jul 15»
6
Nuyumbalees seeks repatriation of Assu posts - Campbell River Mirror
... knowledge which in turn has helped ensure the strong cultural traditions that have defined his peoples since time immemorial,” Simkin said. «Campbell River Mirror, Jul 15»
7
May The Rain Fall Today | - Leadership
July from time immemorial, has always been the middle of the rainy season in West Africa, when the south east trades winds, pregnant with rain ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
8
BusinessWorld | Lower prizes, lotto cut horse racing revenues
PRCI Chief Operating Officer Allan V. Abesamis said that another problem “from time immemorial” is the presence of “illegal bookies,” whose ... «BusinessWorld Online Edition, Jul 15»
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EDITORIAL: Taking the Heat, Part Four | Pagosa Daily Post News …
The world-wide tradition of bathing in soothing, and some say healing, mineral springs dates back to time immemorial. But recent attempts to ... «Pagosa Daily Post, Jul 15»
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Master Curation: How to Find Queer Hints in Art | Advocate.com
The stately homos of England can be located using the tools our people have used to find each other since time immemorial: by reading them ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Immemorial [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/immemorial>. May 2024 ».
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