Main Entry: ¹im·mor·tal

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)i-ˈmȯr-t^əl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin immortalis, from in- + mortalis mortal

Date: 14th century

1 : exempt from death <the immortal gods>
2 : exempt from oblivion : imperishable <immortal fame>
3 : connected with or relating to immortality
4 : able or tending to divide indefinitely <immortal cell lines produced in culture>

— im·mor·tal·ly \-t^əl-ē\ adverb