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reminiscence definition

remi·nis·cence (rem′ə nis′əns)

noun

  1. the act of remembering or recollecting past experiences
  2. a memory or recollection
  3. an account, written or spoken, of remembered experiences
  4. something that suggests or recalls something else; reminder

Etymology: Fr réminiscence < LL remeniscentia: see reminiscent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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