in living memory en · ADP
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) In recent history, in recorded history amongst the lifespan of extant people; events or situations which can be remembered by people that are still alive.
The Roberts Court is the most politically conservative in living memory.
Last summer, Georgia was hit by the mightiest heat wave in living memory.
The snowstorm of Sunday, January 28, was the worst in living memory.
1941 April, “Notes and News: Railwaymen and Snow”, in Railway Magazine, page 177:Long believed to be extinct, the purple-bellied speckled turtle was sighted for the first time in living memory in a remote pasture near Chicago.
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Synonyms
within living memory · in recent memory
Translations (16)
sv i mannaminne (within extant people's recorded history) · es que se recuerda (within extant people's recorded history) · it a memoria d'uomo (within extant people's recorded history) · fi miesmuistiin (within extant people's recorded history) · pt dos últimos tempos (within extant people's recorded history) · de seit Menschengedenken (within extant people's recorded history) · ru на па́мяти ны́нешнего поколе́ния (within extant people's recorded history) · pt dos últimos anos (within extant people's recorded history) · cmn 人們記憶中 /人们记忆中 (within extant people's recorded history) · nl sinds mensenheugenis (within extant people's recorded history) · pl za ludzkiej pamięci (within extant people's recorded history) · fr de mémoire d'homme (within extant people's recorded history) · cmn 人們所記得的 /人们所记得的 (within extant people's recorded history) · hu emberemlékezet óta (within extant people's recorded history) · lv tagadējās paaudzes atmiņā (within extant people's recorded history) · pt de que se tem lembrança (within extant people's recorded history)