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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
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First Known Use of TIME IMMEMORIAL

1602

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