reminiscence

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
23
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs.əns/

Definition of reminiscence

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)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).”

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Etymology

From Late Latin reminīscentiae (“remembrances”), from Latin reminīscēns, present active participle of reminīscor (“remember”); see reminiscent.

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