Immemorial

Pronunciation: /ɪˈmɛˌmɔˌriəl/

Definitions of immemorial

adjective existing or occurring from time immemorial; ancient or long-standing

Example Sentences

A1 The tradition of celebrating New Year's Eve is immemorial.

A2 The village has an immemorial custom of holding a harvest festival.

B1 The castle has stood on the hill for immemorial time.

B2 The tribe's immemorial rituals have been passed down for generations.

C1 The immemorial laws of the land have shaped its culture and society.

C2 The artist's work is inspired by the immemorial beauty of nature.

Examples of immemorial in a Sentence

formal The tradition of celebrating the harvest festival dates back to time immemorial.

informal People have been fishing in this lake since time immemorial.

slang That story has been around since forever, it's like immemorial.

figurative The ancient ruins stood as a reminder of a civilization lost in the mists of time immemorial.

Grammatical Forms of immemorial

• past tense: immemorialed
• plural: immemorials
• comparative: more immemorial
• superlative: most immemorial
• present tense: immemorialize
• future tense: will immemorialize
• perfect tense: have immemorialed
• continuous tense: is immemorializing
• singular: immemorial
• positive degree: immemorial
• infinitive: to immemorialize
• gerund: immemorializing
• participle: immemorialed

Origin and Evolution of immemorial

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'immemorial' originated from the Latin phrase 'in memoriam', meaning 'beyond memory'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe something that has been in existence beyond memory or recorded history, the word 'immemorial' has evolved to also signify something ancient or timeless.