folk memory
noun [C usually singular]Definition
› the knowledge that people have about something that happened in the past because parents have spoken to their children about it over many yearsCustom, tradition and conformity
(Definition of folk memory noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- backward-looking adjective
- backwards adverb
- be (like) sheep idiom
- blend into the scenery idiom
- classical adjective (TRADITIONAL)
- convention noun (CUSTOM)
- fashion noun (POPULAR STYLE)
- folk adjective
- folklore noun
- follow the crowd idiom
- go/swim against the tide idiom
- mainstream noun
- multiculturalism noun
- nonconformist noun
- norm noun
- observe verb (OBEY)
- orthodoxy noun
- reactionary noun
- take your cue from sth/sb idiom
- zeitgeist noun
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