Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

collective memory

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: col-lec-tive mem-o-ry
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shared pool of information held in the memories of multiple members of a group.

Example Sentences

"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?"
"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."
"The shift in the collective memory is also taking place in local schools, where some teachers still refuse to teach lessons on 1921."

Inflected Forms

collective memories (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

institutional memory

Questions

What does collective memory mean?: A shared pool of information held in the memories of multiple members of a group.

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