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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary im·me·mo·ri·al ETYMOLOGY probably from French immémorial, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin immemorialis lacking memory, from Latin in- + memorialis memorial DATE 1602 : extending or existing since beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition existing from time immemorial English Etymology immemorial c.1600, from Fr. immémorial (16c.) "old beyond memory," from M.L. immemorialis, from in- "not" + memorialis (see memorial). Something immemorial is ancient beyond memory; something immemorable (1550s) is not memorable. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 immemorial im·me·mor·ial / 7imE5mC:riEl / adjective(formal) or (literary) that has existed for longer than people can remember 古老的；远古的；无法追忆的: an immemorial tradition 古老的传统 My family has lived in this area from time immemorial (= for hundreds of years). 我的家族在这个地区已经生活了不知有多少年了。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged im·memorial \|i(m)+\ adjective Etymology: probably from French immémorial, from Middle French immemorial, from in- in- (I) + memorial — more at memorial : extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition :indefinitely ancient < existing from time immemorial > < a chapel of immemorial age — Andrew Lang > < immemorial elms — Alfred Tennyson > • im·memorially \“\ adverb |
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