time immemorial
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "from time immemorial"
- "My home is in the North of Palestine on the other side of Jordan, beyond the Sea of Galilee. My family has dwelt there from time immemorial, but they always loved this city, and have a legend that they dwelt occasionally within its walls, even in the days when Titus from that hill looked down upon the temple."
- "The tower had been consecrated to this ancient diversion from time immemorial, the western façade conveniently forming the boundary of the churchyard at that end, where the ground was trodden hard and bare as a pavement by the players."
- "She had worn from time immemorial an old blue satin dress, and a white crape shawl embroidered in colors; […]"
- "In every Circular or Polygonal household it has been a habit from time immemorial[…]that the mothers and daughters should constantly keep their eyes and mouths towards their husband and his male friends; and for a lady in a family of distinction to turn her back upon her husband would be regarded as a kind of portent, involving loss of status."
- "The Communists have no need to introduce community of women; it has existed almost from time immemorial."
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- British usage