reminiscence
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Late Latin reminīscentiae (“remembrances”), from Latin reminīscēns, present active participle of reminīscor (“remember”); see reminiscent.
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛns
Noun [edit]
reminiscence (plural reminiscences)
- An act of remembering long-past experiences, often fondly.
- A mental image thus remembered.
Coordinate terms [edit]
- flashback - memory of trauma
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Translations [edit]
act of remembering
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mental image
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See also [edit]
External links [edit]
- reminiscence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- reminiscence in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
