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   Rem·i·nis·cence

   /ˌreməˈnis(ə)ns/

   

   noun

   • 1. a story told about a past event remembered by the narrator: "his reminiscences of his early days in Washington"
   • ▪ the enjoyable recollection of past events: "his story made me smile in reminiscence"
   • ▪ a collection in literary form of incidents and experiences that someone remembers.
   • ▪ a characteristic of one thing reminding or suggestive of another: "his first works are too full of reminiscences of earlier poetry"

   Word Origin late 16th century (denoting the action of remembering): from late Latin reminiscentia, from Latin reminisci ‘remember’.

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   1. : apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence. 2. a. : recall to mind of a long-forgotten experience or fact. b. : the process or practice of thinking or telling about past experiences. 3. a. : a remembered experience. b. : an account of a memorable experience often used in plural. 4.

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   noun. the act of recalling or narrating past experiences. often plural some past experience, event, etc, that is recalled or narrated; anecdote. an event, phenomenon, or experience that reminds one of something else.

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   The meaning of REMINISCE is to indulge in reminiscence. How to use reminisce in a sentence. What Comes to Mind When Thinking of reminisce? Synonym Discussion of Reminisce.

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   REMINISCENCE definition: 1. the act of remembering events and experiences from the past 2. Your reminiscences are the…. Learn more.

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   Reminisce definition: to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence. . See examples of REMINISCE used in a sentence.

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   REMINISCENCE meaning: 1. the act of remembering events and experiences from the past 2. Your reminiscences are the…. Learn more.

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   A reminiscence is a memory, or the act of recovering it. A visit to your old elementary school may flood your brain with reminiscences––things you hadn't thought of in years coming suddenly back.