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