ab aeterno

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

(borrowed) New Latin

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (GenAm) IPA: /ˌæb iˈtɚ.noʊ/, ˌɑb ˌaɪˈtɚ.noʊ/

Adverb [edit]

ab aeterno (comparative more ab aeterno, superlative most ab aeterno)

  1. From time immemorial; from an infinitely remote point in the past.[1]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged, G. & C. Merriam Co. (1976), ISBN 0-87779-101-5.

Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

ab + aeternus

Adverb [edit]

ab aeternō

  1. Since the beginning of time.
  2. (figuratively) Since a very long time ago.