reminiscent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< Latin reminīscēns, present participle of reminīscor (“‘remember’”) < re- (“‘again’”) + min-, base of me-min-isse (“‘to remember, think over’”), akin to mens (“‘mind’”); see mental, mind, etc. Reminiscent is not connected with remember.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/, SAMPA: /%rEm@"nIsnt/

[edit] Adjective

reminiscent (comparative more reminiscent, superlative most reminiscent)

1. of, or relating to reminiscence
2. suggestive of an earlier event or times
3. tending to bring some memory etc to mind

[edit] Related terms

• reminiscence

[edit] External links

• reminiscent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• reminiscent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911