La memoria colectiva
Example: La memoria colectiva influye en cómo interpretamos la historia nacional.
Definition
"La memoria colectiva" refers to the shared pool of knowledge and information held by a group or society about past events, which influences how history is understood and interpreted by its members.
Etymology
The term "la memoria colectiva" comes from Spanish, combining "memoria" meaning memory and "colectiva" meaning collective. It reflects the concept of memory not as an individual process but as a social phenomenon shared among a community. Did you know that this idea gained popularity in the 20th century with studies on social and cultural memory?
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"La memoria colectiva" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - History - (C1) - set 1", containing 198 commonly used words.
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