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collective memory

–noun
1. a memory or memories shared or recollected by a group, as a community or culture.
2. any collection of memories passed from one generation to the next.
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collective memory  
n.  
  1. The ability of a community to remember events.

  2. The collection of memories shared by a common culture.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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