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Meaning of "folk memory" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF FOLK MEMORY

folk memory


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOLK MEMORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Folk memory is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOLK MEMORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Folk memory

Folk memory is a term sometimes used to describe stories, folklore or myths about past events that have passed orally from generation to generation. The events described by the memories may date back hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years and often have a local significance. They may explain physical features in the local environment, provide reasons for cultural traditions or give etymologies for the names of local places.

Definition of folk memory in the English dictionary

The definition of folk memory in the dictionary is the memory of past events as preserved in a community.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOLK MEMORY

folk · folk art · folk dance · folk dancing · folk etymology · folk hero · folk medicine · folk music · folk singer · folk singing · folk song · folk story · folk tale · folk weave · folk wisdom · folk-dance · folk-rock · Folkestone · Folketing · folkie

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOLK MEMORY

armory · buffer memory · cache memory · collective memory · episodic memory · erasable programmable read only memory · extended memory · long-term memory · main memory · memory · nonvolatile memory · photographic memory · random access memory · read only memory · screen memory · selective memory · semantic memory · short-term memory · video memory · virtual memory · working memory

Synonyms and antonyms of folk memory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «folk memory» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF FOLK MEMORY

Find out the translation of folk memory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of folk memory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «folk memory» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

民间记忆
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

memoria popular
570 millions of speakers
en

English

folk memory
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

लोक स्मृति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذاكرة الشعبية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

народная память
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

memória popular
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

লোক স্মৃতি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

la mémoire populaire
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Ingatan rakyat
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Volksgedächtnis
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

民俗メモリ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

민속 메모리
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Memori rakyat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bộ nhớ dân gian
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நாட்டுப்புற நினைவகம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

लोकसाहित्याचा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Halk hafızası
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

memoria popolare
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

pamięć ludowa
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

народна пам´ять
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

memorie folk
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαϊκή μνήμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

folk geheue
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

folk minne
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

folkeminne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of folk memory

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOLK MEMORY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of folk memory
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about folk memory

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOLK MEMORY»

Discover the use of folk memory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to folk memory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Folk-Memory; Or, the Continuity of British Archaeology
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Walter Johnson, Winthrop Professor of History and Professor of African and African American Studies Walter Johnson, 2012
2
Memory Ireland
mediate transitions between the more intimate spheres of folk memory and commemorative expressions of public memory. A straightforward separation between public memory, folk memory, and social amnesia would be overly schematic, ...
Oona Frawley, Katherine O'Callaghan, Project Muse, 2011
3
Folk-Memory Or the Continuity of British Archaeology
Publisher: Clarendon Press Publication date: 1908 Subjects: Folklore Great Britain Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folklore
Walter Johnson, General Books, 2009
4
Literary Memory: Scott's Waverley Novels and the Psychology ...
In the course of this study, I shall argue that literary memory divides into two main components: philosophical memory and folk memory. By philosophical memory I mean Scott's understanding of, and approach to, subjects that were key areas ...
Catherine Jones, 2003
5
Folk-Memory Or the Continuity of British Archaeology
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Anonymous, 2010
6
Folk Memory: Or the Continuity of British Archaeology
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1908 Edition.
Winthrop Professor of History and Professor of African and African American Studies Walter Johnson, 2014
7
Byways in British Archaeology
characteristics, times and seasons, health and disease, with many other matters. Viewing broadly the tract occupied by folk-memory, we indeed find certain stable elements. We see the peasantry, diminishing numerically, but still forming a ...
8
Seeker After Truth: A Handbook
Folk-Memory Q: Traditions die hard, and folk-memory retains many truths which are not known by scholars. Is it not worth investigating the psychological and mystical procedures of supposedly primitive peoples, for forgotten knowledge?
Idries Shah, 1982
9
Folk Memory
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hardmod Carlyle Nicolao, 2012
10
Oral History: An Interdisciplinary Anthology
Folk memory may prove surprisingly reliable. In collecting oral accounts of the lynching of the McDonald Boys I was puzzled by two variant descriptions as to where the bodies were strung up, one saying on a railroad crossing sign, the other ...
David K. Dunaway, Willa K. Baum, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOLK MEMORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term folk memory is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Srebrenica at 20 years: How do we study genocide? - The …
Those who have studied Bosnia's war in detail know the powerful mobilizing role folk memory of genocide during World War II played in ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
How should we remember Waterloo? | openDemocracy
This important history has been eradicated from British folk memory, and from serious public discourse. The presumption is that Britain and the ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
3
OPINION: Greece votes NO; now what?
This, in turn, seems to be from a kind of folk memory of Weimar hyperinflation and the evaporation of its currency into nothingness. «Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
4
Brand archaeology: More advertisers should dig out their iconic …
Building on the deep folk memory of the brand's iconography, this brilliant new impetus propelled Old Spice back to brand leadership in body ... «The Drum, Jul 15»
5
Greece votes NO; now what?
This, in turn, seems to be from a kind of folk memory of Weimar hyperinflation and the evaporation of its currency into nothingness. «Daily Maverick, Jul 15»
6
1984 by George Orwell, book of a lifetime: An absorbing, deeply …
Even those who manage to look beyond its place in the folk memory, and do it the honour of assessing it as a novel, rarely see it for what it is ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
7
China's equity bubble is a monumental distraction
Folk memory of how the Depression followed on the heels of the 1929 stock market crash implies too glib a causality; disastrous monetary ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
8
Mark O'Halloran says Shadow of a Gunman character is an echo of …
O'Halloran notes that the political elements of the play may have had “a fresher folk memory and resonance” there than they will for a modern ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
9
Artistry of the working man
“In the folk memory of the family, he said my grandfather was a far better watercolourist than he would ever be,” says Chris. He points to Ben's ... «Yorkshire Post, Jun 15»
10
Funds appeal for centre
... the loss of three great ships of the Spanish Armada the people of North Sligo have commemorated this world history event in folk memory. «Sligo Champion, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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