im·mor·tal
(ˌ)i-ˈmȯr-tᵊl 
1
: exempt from death
the immortal gods
2
: exempt from oblivion : imperishable
immortal fame
3
: connected with or relating to immortality
4
: able or tending to divide indefinitely
immortal cell lines produced in culture
1
a
: one exempt from death
b
immortals or Immortals plural
: the gods of the Greek and Roman pantheon
2
a
: a person whose fame is lasting
b
capitalized
: any of the 40 members of the Académie Française
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Adjective
the age-old quest for immortal fame
vowed that his hatred of that family was immortal and that someday he'd get his revenge
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
After all, having 200,000 immortal or self-replicating monkeys working consistently until the end of the universe is just as infeasible as having infinite time to begin with.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2024
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Give Bonnie a new power that will magically solve whatever dilemma this hot, squinting gaggle of immortals has gotten themselves into this time.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Carlson had been raised Episcopalian but basically secular, encouraged to talk about the weather rather than his immortal soul.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
After all, having 200,000 immortal or self-replicating monkeys working consistently until the end of the universe is just as infeasible as having infinite time to begin with.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
Since then, he’s helmed The Fall, as well as Immortals starring Henry Cavill, Mirror Mirror starring Julia Roberts, and Self/Less starring Ryan Reynolds.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Give Bonnie a new power that will magically solve whatever dilemma this hot, squinting gaggle of immortals has gotten themselves into this time.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Immortal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immortal. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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immortal
2 of 2 noun1
: an immortal being
2
: a person whose fame is lasting
baseball immortals
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