collective memory
collective memory noun: a shared pool of information held in the memories of multiple members of a group.
Noun
collective memory (plural collective memories)
- 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
- At the same time it vividly evokes the almost preposterous horror of war itself, which Mr. [Walid] Raad experiences both first hand and from a distance, and has evoked as semifictional collective memory.2006 March 5, Holland Cotter, “The Collective Conscious”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
collective memory meaning in Arabic and Persian
collective memory in Arabic
- shared pool of information
- ذاكرة جمعية
collective memory in Persian
- shared pool of information
- حافظه جمعی
Forms of collective memory
| plural | collective memories |
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Questions about collective memory
- What does collective memory mean?
- Collective memory means a shared pool of information held in the memories of multiple members of a group.
- What is collective memory in Arabic?
- Collective memory in Arabic is ذاكرة جمعية. See Collective memory meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is collective memory?
- Collective memory is a noun.
- What is the plural of collective memory?
- The plural of collective memory is collective memories.
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