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collective memory

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

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  • Arabic: ذاكرة جمعية — shared pool of information
  • Asturian: memoria colectiva — shared pool of information
  • Catalan: memòria col·lectiva — shared pool of information
  • Chinese Mandarin: 集體回憶 /集体回忆 (jítǐ huíyì) — shared pool of information
  • Chinese Mandarin: 集體記憶 /集体记忆 (jítǐ jìyì) — shared pool of information
  • Czech: historická paměť — shared pool of information
  • Dutch: collectief geheugen — shared pool of information
  • Finnish: kollektiivinen muisti — shared pool of information
  • French: mémoire collective — shared pool of information
  • Georgian: კოლექტიური მეხსიერება (ḳolekṭiuri mexsiereba) — shared pool of information
  • German: kollektives Gedächtnis — shared pool of information
  • Hebrew: זיכרון קולקטיבי — shared pool of information
  • Italian: memoria collettiva — shared pool of information
  • Persian: حافظه جمعی — shared pool of information
  • Polish: pamięć kolektywna — shared pool of information
  • Portuguese: memória coletiva — shared pool of information
  • Russian: коллекти́вная па́мять (kollektívnaja pámjatʹ) — shared pool of information
  • Spanish: memoria colectiva — shared pool of information
  • Turkish: toplumsal hafıza — shared pool of information
  • Ukrainian: колекти́вна па́м'ять (kolektývna pámʺjatʹ) — shared pool of information