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time immemorial


time immemorial

noun

Definition of TIME IMMEMORIAL

1
: a time antedating a period legally fixed as the basis for a custom or right
2
: time so long past as to be indefinite in history or tradition —called also time out of mind

First Known Use of TIME IMMEMORIAL

1602

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