"collective memory" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: collective memories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} collective memory (plural collective memories)
  1. (sociology) A shared pool of information held in the memories of multiple members of a group. Wikipedia link: collective memory Categories (topical): Memory, Sociology Translations (shared pool of information): ذاكرة جمعية (Arabic), memoria colectiva [feminine] (Asturian), memòria col·lectiva [feminine] (Catalan), 集體回憶 (Chinese Mandarin), 集体回忆 (jítǐ huíyì) (Chinese Mandarin), 集體記憶 (Chinese Mandarin), 集体记忆 (jítǐ jìyì) (Chinese Mandarin), historická paměť [feminine] (Czech), collectief geheugen (Dutch), kollektiivinen muisti (Finnish), mémoire collective [feminine] (French), კოლექტიური მეხსიერება (ḳolekṭiuri mexsiereba) (Georgian), kollektives Gedächtnis [neuter] (German), זיכרון קולקטיבי (Hebrew), memoria collettiva [feminine] (Italian), حافظه جمعی (Persian), pamięć kolektywna [feminine] (Polish), memória coletiva [feminine] (Portuguese), коллекти́вная па́мять (kollektívnaja pámjatʹ) [feminine] (Russian), memoria colectiva [feminine] (Spanish), toplumsal hafıza (Turkish), колекти́вна па́м'ять (kolektývna pámʺjatʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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