reminiscence
pronunciation
How to pronounce reminiscence in British English:
UK [ˌremɪˈnɪsns]
How to pronounce reminiscence in American English:
US [ˌrɛməˈnɪsəns]
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- Noun:
- a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
- the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
Word Origin
- reminiscence
- reminiscence: see memory
- reminiscence (n.)
- 1580s, "act of remembering," from Middle French reminiscence (14c.) and directly from Late Latin reminiscentia "remembrance, recollection" (a loan-translation of Greek anamnesis), from Latin reminiscentem (nominative reminiscens), present participle of reminisci "remember, recall to mind," from re- "again" (see re-) + minisci "to remember," from root of mens "mind," from PIE root *men- "mind, understanding, reason" (see mind (n.)). Meaning "a recollection of something past" is attested from 1811.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Write very good very reminiscence , also rarely .
- 2. There is a reminiscence of his father in the way he walks .
- 3. There is a reminiscence of his father in the way he walk .
- 4. To mark twain , as a youngster and through the eye of reminiscence , the river was all existence .
- 5. The flavors of tokyo are fully displayed in this integration of reminiscence and modern elements .