collective memory
Americannoun
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a memory or memories shared or recollected by a group, as a community or culture.
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any collection of memories passed from one generation to the next.
noun
Example Sentences
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Since the 1979 revolution which established the Islamic republic, such imagery has served as a medium to reflect ideology and collective memory.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
These ties were "forged through a historical brotherhood and supported by the shared legacy of language, culture and collective memory", she is said to have told Felipe.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
In your introduction, you quote Yale Law School’s Jack Balkin, reflecting upon “the use of collective memory in a constitutional argument.”
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026
But the potlucks of my childhood blur together into a kind of beige collective memory.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
A few have lodged firmly in the state’s collective memory.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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