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collective memories

collective memories is the plural of collective memory.

Meaning of collective memory

Noun

collective memory (plural collective memories)

  1. A shared pool of information held in the memories of multiple members of a group.
    • Is it important, or even possible, for people to remember the events of Sept. 11 as they happened? Or is it more important for a society to concentrate on collective memory?2001 October 27, Sarah Boxer, “A Memorial Is Itself A Shaper Of Memory”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about collective memories

What is collective memories the plural of?
Collective memories is the plural of collective memory.

Words near collective memories in the dictionary

  1. collective call signs
  2. collective fruit
  3. collective fruits
  4. collective investment scheme
  5. collective investment schemes
  6. collective memories
  7. collective memory
  8. collective mode
  9. collective note
  10. collective notes
  11. collective noun

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