How to Pronounce "in living memory"
expression
ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈɫɪvɪŋ/ /ˈmɛmɝi
in LIV-ing MEM-uh-ree
ˈɪn/ /lˈɪvɪŋ/ /mˈɛməɹˌi
in LIV-ing MEM-uh-ree
Definition
A phrase used to refer to the period of time that people who are still alive can remember. It means something has not happened before within the experience of living people.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈɫɪvɪŋ/ /ˈmɛmɝi
British English
ˈɪn/ /lˈɪvɪŋ/ /mˈɛməɹˌi
Simplified Pronunciation
US
in LIV-ing MEM-uh-ree
UK
in LIV-ing MEM-uh-ree
Listen in Context
This is the coldest winter in living memory.
There has not been a flood like this in living memory.
Nobody has seen such a big crowd here in living memory.
That was the hottest day in living memory—even my grandmother couldn't remember a warmer one.