adj.
- Not subject to death: immortal deities; the immortal soul.
- Never to be forgotten; everlasting: immortal words.
- Of or relating to immortality.
- Biology. Capable of indefinite growth or division. Used of cells in culture.
- One not subject to death.
- One whose fame is enduring.
[Middle English, from Old French immortel, from Latin immortālis.]
immortally im·mor'tal·ly adv.
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