reminiscence
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reminiscence
- /ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs.əns/
Rhymes with -ɛns
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From Late Latin reminīscentiae (“remembrances”), from Latin reminīscēns, present active participle of reminīscor (“remember”); see reminiscent.
noun reminiscences
- An act of remembering long-past experiences, especially positive or pleasant ones, often fondly. Here was my chance. I took the old man aside, and two or three glasses of Old Crow launched him into reminiscence.
- A mental image thus remembered. Fogel, working with a script by the journalist Kerry Howley, follows Winner from the age of nine to the aftermath of her plea, and organizes the movie around voice-over reminiscences by Reality (the character is played by Emilia Jones).
Similar: recall, recollection
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noun
Similar: recall, recollection
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noun act of remembering
| Español | reminiscencia, rememoración |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | संस्मरण sansmaraṇ |
| Deutsch | Erinnern |
| Ελληνικά | ανάμνηση anámnisi |
| Română | reamintire |
| Русский | воспомина́ние vospominánije, реминисце́нция reminiscéncija |
noun mental image
| Español | reminiscencia |
|---|---|
| Français | réminiscence |
| Deutsch | Erinnerung, Erinnerungen, Rückerinnerung, Reminiszenz |
| Italiano | reminiscenza |
| Ελληνικά | ανάμνηση anámnisi |
| Română | reminiscență, amintire |
| Русский | воспомина́ние vospominánije |
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title = {reminiscence},
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year = {2026},
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