postmemories

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A form of postmemory — A relationship that people of subsequent generations bear to the trauma of their forebears, which they cannot directly remember but rather know through stories, imagery, and behaviour.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of postmemory
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postmemories. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmemories

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“postmemories.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmemories. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postmemories,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmemories.

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