living memory
living memory noun: man's collective memory of the past.
Noun
living memory (plural living memories)
- Man's collective memory of the past.
- These writers were recording the living memory of those times.2015, Sofi Oksanen, Russia in the history of Finnish literature
- The document refers to the practice as “ett urgammalt bruk” (an ancient custom). Clearly this was a custom that was older than the living memory of anyone living in Okome at that time, making it at least as old as the early eighteenth century (although likely older).2016, Kimberly Jo La Palm at University of California (LA), Uncovering Performance in Medieval Scandinavia
- Synonyms:
- human memory
Synonyms of living memory
- human memory
Forms of living memory
| plural | living memories |
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Words formed from living memory
Questions about living memory
- What does living memory mean?
- Living memory means man's collective memory of the past.
- What part of speech is living memory?
- Living memory is a noun.
- What is the plural of living memory?
- The plural of living memory is living memories.
Words near living memory in the dictionary
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