Definition
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.
In Context
- "The Roberts Court is the most politically conservative in living memory."
- "Last summer, Georgia was hit by the mightiest heat wave in living memory."
- "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."
- "The snowstorm of Sunday, January 28, was the worst in living memory."
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See Also
- time immemorial
- saeculum