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(figuratively) A notional place where things which have been forgotten or have become irrelevant from a historical perspective go.

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trash heap of history

Source Word

trash heap of history

Noun

figuratively

(figuratively) A notional place where things which have been forgotten or have become irrelevant from a historical perspective go.

Japanese Meaning

歴史において忘れ去られたものや、もはや重要性を失ったものが集まる場所 / 比喩的に、かつての価値が無くなった出来事や対象が捨てられる場所 / 歴史上の無用品が集積する、いわば『歴史のごみ置き場』と捉えられる場所

Many once-celebrated movements eventually end up on the trash heap of history, remembered only in footnotes.

かつて称賛された多くの運動は結局歴史のゴミ捨て場に送られ、脚注でしか記憶されていない。

Sense（1）

(figuratively) A notional place where things which have been forgotten or have become irrelevant from a historical perspective go.