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mémoire collective

French, noun/me.mwaʁ kɔ.lɛk.tiv/

mémoire collective is a French feminine noun meaning “collective memory” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble des souvenirs ou des représentations historiques partagés par un groupe humain”.

What does mémoire collective mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininecollective memory

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Ensemble des souvenirs ou des représentations historiques partagés par un groupe humain.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of mémoire collective

  • mémoires collectives plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce mémoire collective?

  • /me.mwaʁ kɔ.lɛk.tiv/
  • \me.mwaʁ kɔ.lɛk.tiv\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.