"time immemorial" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: times immemorial [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|times immemorial}} time immemorial (usually uncountable, plural times immemorial)
  1. (countable, uncountable) Time that extends beyond memory or record. Tags: countable, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): History of the United Kingdom, Time Synonyms: time out of mind Translations (time that extends beyond memory or record): muinaisuus (Finnish), ammoiset ajat [plural] (Finnish), temps immémorial (French), უხსოვარი დრო (uxsovari dro) (Georgian), unbekannte Zeit [feminine] (German), Menschengedenken [neuter] (German), da che mondo è mondo (Italian), памтивек (pamtivek) [masculine] (Macedonian), od dawien dawna (Polish), незапа́мятные времена́ (nezapámjatnyje vremená) [neuter, plural] (Russian), tiempo inmemorial [masculine] (Spanish), urminnes tider (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-time_immemorial-en-noun-WXzANK2j Disambiguation of History of the United Kingdom: 63 37 Disambiguation of Time: 59 41 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'time that extends beyond memory or record': 84 16
  2. (UK law, uncountable) Time before 6 July 1189. Tags: UK, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Law Translations (time before 6 July 1189): ammoiset ajat [plural] (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-time_immemorial-en-noun-nBhn~OCL Categories (other): British English, English terms where the adjective follows the noun Disambiguation of English terms where the adjective follows the noun: 37 63 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'time before 6 July 1189': 18 82

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