How to Pronounce "within living memory"
expression
wɪˈðɪn/, /wɪˈθɪn/ /ˈɫɪvɪŋ/ /ˈmɛmɝi
wi-THIN LIV-ing MEM-er-ee
wɪðˈɪn/ /lˈɪvɪŋ/ /mˈɛməɹˌi
wi-THIN LIV-ing MEM-uh-ree
Definition
If something happened 'within living memory', it happened recently enough that people who are still alive remember it.
IPA Transcription
American English
wɪˈðɪn/, /wɪˈθɪn/ /ˈɫɪvɪŋ/ /ˈmɛmɝi
British English
wɪðˈɪn/ /lˈɪvɪŋ/ /mˈɛməɹˌi
Simplified Pronunciation
US
wi-THIN LIV-ing MEM-er-ee
UK
wi-THIN LIV-ing MEM-uh-ree
Listen in Context
No one remembers a flood this big within living memory.
This city has changed a lot within living memory.
The coldest winter within living memory was in 1985.
Nobody has seen a championship like that within living memory.