reminiscent

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Etymology

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From Latin reminīscēns, present participle of reminīscor (remember), from re- (again) + min-, base of me-min-isse (to remember, think over), akin to mens (mind); see mental, mind, etc.

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Adjective

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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 (followed by of)
    That painting is very reminiscent of Picasso's later work.
    • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, pages 4-5:
      The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.
  4. Remembering; undergoing reminiscence.

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Noun

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reminiscent (plural reminiscents)

  1. One who is addicted to indulging, narrating, or recording reminiscences.

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Latin

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Verb

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reminīscent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of reminīscō