Immemorial
adjective
Extending back beyond memory or historical records.
The forest has been here for an immemorial time.
Often appears as...
- time immemorial
- immemorial age
adjective
Very old or long-lasting.
Rights acquired during an immemorial possession of the property
Often appears as...
- immemorial usage
- immemorial custom
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Legal
adjective
Extending back beyond memory or historical records.
The forest has been here for an immemorial time.
Often appears as...
- time immemorial
- immemorial age
adjective
Very old or long-lasting.
Rights acquired during an immemorial possession of the property
Often appears as...
- immemorial usage
- immemorial custom
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Memory
Immemorial refers to a time so old that people can't remember it.
These rituals date back to time immemorial.
Pro Tip 2/3History's Start
Use 'immemorial' when discussing events that occurred before recorded history.
Legends of these lands stretch into the immemorial past.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Depth
Highlight the cultural significance of traditions without a clear origin.
This festival has immemorial roots in the village.
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Memory
Immemorial refers to a time so old that people can't remember it.
These rituals date back to time immemorial.
Pro Tip 2/3History's Start
Use 'immemorial' when discussing events that occurred before recorded history.
Legends of these lands stretch into the immemorial past.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Depth
Highlight the cultural significance of traditions without a clear origin.
This festival has immemorial roots in the village.
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Memory
Immemorial refers to a time so old that people can't remember it.
These rituals date back to time immemorial.
Pro Tip 2/3History's Start
Use 'immemorial' when discussing events that occurred before recorded history.
Legends of these lands stretch into the immemorial past.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Depth
Highlight the cultural significance of traditions without a clear origin.
This festival has immemorial roots in the village.
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What we learned from 5...
the digitization project a few years back that might just enable this approach they have digitized millions of books so what that means is one could use computational methods to read all the books in the click of a button that's very practical and extremely awesome let me tell you a little bit about where books come from time immemorial
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What we learned from 5...
that might just enable this approach. They have digitized millions of books. So what that means is, one could use computational methods to read all of the books in a click of a button. That's very practical and extremely awesome. Let me tell you a little bit about where books come from. Since time immemorial, there have been authors.
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Hangout in an Ancient...
that once roamed the seas you know the things that they're the remnants of their bones throughout the world has inspired tales of sea monsters from time immemorial but they were real creatures and urine has dug them up through the snow through the wind through the rain through the ice it's uh it's pretty
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Lindsay Morcom: A...
of history, of ways to relate to one another, of ways to relate to our environment. Having been on this land since time immemorial, these languages have developed here and they contain priceless environmental knowledge that helps us relate well to the land on which we live.
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Inside al Qaeda PIPE...
people who live in these regions have been running their own affairs since time immemorial they are proud marshal and well resourced in part because they have built up a rich history of smuggling and other criminal enterprises that have enriched them amongst the drug
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Why lakes and rivers...
has been fighting for decades to protect groundwater from exploitation so that future generations can not only live but thrive in their homelands, as they have since time immemorial. You see, a recent study by DIGDEEP and the US Water Alliance
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Continuing the Fight for...
for since time immemorial and we are just now at a point where other communities are realizing that we also need to be represented native american people have been here forever we need to have that representation and
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Laws that choke...
and flew themselves into the walls of the barn when the airplanes flew over the land. And so they appealed to Lord Blackstone to say these airplanes were trespassing. Since time immemorial, the law had said,
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Gabriela González: How...
And understanding the universe, this human curiosity for knowing how everything works, is similar. Since time immemorial, humanity -- all of us, everyone, as kids --
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A climate change...
This kind of land stewardship is not a radical idea. It's what made it possible for fertile soils to be able to support human civilizations since time immemorial.
Video examples
What we learned from 5...
the digitization project a few years back that might just enable this approach they have digitized millions of books so what that means is one could use computational methods to read all the books in the click of a button that's very practical and extremely awesome let me tell you a little bit about where books come from time immemorial
Video examples
What we learned from 5...
that might just enable this approach. They have digitized millions of books. So what that means is, one could use computational methods to read all of the books in a click of a button. That's very practical and extremely awesome. Let me tell you a little bit about where books come from. Since time immemorial, there have been authors.
Video examples
Hangout in an Ancient...
that once roamed the seas you know the things that they're the remnants of their bones throughout the world has inspired tales of sea monsters from time immemorial but they were real creatures and urine has dug them up through the snow through the wind through the rain through the ice it's uh it's pretty
Video examples
Lindsay Morcom: A...
of history, of ways to relate to one another, of ways to relate to our environment. Having been on this land since time immemorial, these languages have developed here and they contain priceless environmental knowledge that helps us relate well to the land on which we live.
Video examples
Inside al Qaeda PIPE...
people who live in these regions have been running their own affairs since time immemorial they are proud marshal and well resourced in part because they have built up a rich history of smuggling and other criminal enterprises that have enriched them amongst the drug
Video examples
Why lakes and rivers...
has been fighting for decades to protect groundwater from exploitation so that future generations can not only live but thrive in their homelands, as they have since time immemorial. You see, a recent study by DIGDEEP and the US Water Alliance
Video examples
Continuing the Fight for...
for since time immemorial and we are just now at a point where other communities are realizing that we also need to be represented native american people have been here forever we need to have that representation and
Video examples
Laws that choke...
and flew themselves into the walls of the barn when the airplanes flew over the land. And so they appealed to Lord Blackstone to say these airplanes were trespassing. Since time immemorial, the law had said,
Video examples
Gabriela González: How...
And understanding the universe, this human curiosity for knowing how everything works, is similar. Since time immemorial, humanity -- all of us, everyone, as kids --
Video examples
A climate change...
This kind of land stewardship is not a radical idea. It's what made it possible for fertile soils to be able to support human civilizations since time immemorial.
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Hugh Miller
Scottish Scientist
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.
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Wangari Maathai
Kenyan Activist
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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Marshall Herskovitz
American Director
The world is filled with terrible things that can influence children, and movies have depicted them since time immemorial. Should every terrible thing warrant an R-rating?
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Jane Hamilton
American Novelist
Never change' is the thing that probably high school students have written in each other's yearbooks for time immemorial. They think that command is possible!
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Kehinde Wiley
American Artist
I think the pairing of your material practice with your subject is something that is the constant concern of every artist for time immemorial.
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Eden Robinson
Canadian Novelist
The land and the ocean are living, breathing entities that supported us, clothed us, fed us, and nurtured our culture from time immemorial.
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Naveen Patnaik
Indian Politician
Millets are an integral part of tribal life and a staple diet of tribals of Odisha since time immemorial.
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Frederick Soddy
English Scientist
On our plane knowledge and ignorance are the immemorial adversaries.
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Vikram Bhatt
Indian Director
Man has fallen victim to seduction since times immemorial.
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Zeenat Aman
Indian Actress
Item numbers have existed from time immemorial.
Quote examples
Hugh Miller
Scottish Scientist
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.
Quote examples
Wangari Maathai
Kenyan Activist
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.
Quote examples
Marshall Herskovitz
American Director
The world is filled with terrible things that can influence children, and movies have depicted them since time immemorial. Should every terrible thing warrant an R-rating?
Quote examples
Jane Hamilton
American Novelist
Never change' is the thing that probably high school students have written in each other's yearbooks for time immemorial. They think that command is possible!
Quote examples
Kehinde Wiley
American Artist
I think the pairing of your material practice with your subject is something that is the constant concern of every artist for time immemorial.
Quote examples
Eden Robinson
Canadian Novelist
The land and the ocean are living, breathing entities that supported us, clothed us, fed us, and nurtured our culture from time immemorial.
Quote examples
Naveen Patnaik
Indian Politician
Millets are an integral part of tribal life and a staple diet of tribals of Odisha since time immemorial.
Quote examples
Frederick Soddy
English Scientist
On our plane knowledge and ignorance are the immemorial adversaries.
Quote examples
Vikram Bhatt
Indian Director
Man has fallen victim to seduction since times immemorial.
Quote examples
Zeenat Aman
Indian Actress
Item numbers have existed from time immemorial.
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