Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

race memory

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: race mem-o-ry
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A supposed memory, present at birth, and that exists in the absence of sensory experience, that arises from the common experience of one's ancestors.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Even in my short life I had learned as much as that - or had inherited it in that race memory which we call instinct."

Usage

Inflected Forms

race memories (plural)

Synonyms

genetic memory racial memory

Questions

What does race memory mean?: A supposed memory, present at birth, and that exists in the absence of sensory experience, that arises from the common experience of one's ancestors.

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