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Definition of collective unconscious noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

collective unconscious

noun

/kəˌlektɪv ʌnˈkɒnʃəs/

/kəˌlektɪv ʌnˈkɑːnʃəs/

[singular] (psychology)

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the part of the unconscious mind that is thought to be shared with other humans because it is passed from generation to generation

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