reminiscence

[ rem-uh-nis-uhns ]

/ ˌrɛm əˈnɪs əns /

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noun

the act or process of recalling past experiences, events, etc.

a mental impression retained and revived.

Often reminiscences. a recollection narrated or told: reminiscences of an American soldier.

something that recalls or suggests something else.

(in Platonic philosophy) anamnesis (def. 2).

Origin of reminiscence

1580–90; <Middle French <Late Latin reminiscentia.See reminiscent, -ence

SYNONYMS FOR reminiscence

1 recollection.

2 memory.

3 anecdote, tale, memoir.

4 reminder.

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Words nearby reminiscence

remindful, remineralization, remineralize, Remington, reminisce, reminiscence, reminiscent, reminiscential, remiped, remise, remiss

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Example sentences from the Web for reminiscence

A scene about Townsend will slip into a reminiscence about his childhood, or a forecasting of his death.
American Dreams, 2003: The Known World by Edward P. Jones|Nathaniel Rich|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The photo-sharing app that was recently sold to Facebook for a billion dollars (yes, with a “b”) also peddles in reminiscence.
As Americans Yen for a More Promising Past, Obama Charges Forward|Judith Grey|June 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When a reminiscence got going in the Back Trace, nights, it worked like a freestyle morphine jazz.
Must Reads: Kennedy, Sontag and Paris, ‘A Partial History of Lost Causes,’ ‘City of Bohane,’ ‘Flatscreen’|Lauren Elkin, Mythili Rao, Drew Toal, Nicholas Mancusi|April 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Elimination is your watchword, whether chucking 20th century memorabilia or relationships hinged on reminiscence.
Horoscopes: May 29-June 4, 2011|Starsky + Cox|May 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Lois and Frank's suicide pact in the series finale—as they reminiscence about halcyon days—is a chance for peace and release.
Big Love's 12 Most Memorable Moments|Jace Lacob|March 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Then a reminiscence, which had never before failed to rouse indignation in her, made her laugh.
Cashel Byron's Profession|George Bernard Shaw
Sensing this drift I opened the hour of reminiscence and told some of my experiences in the jungle of southern Mexico.
Tales of lonely trails|Zane Grey
The doctrine of reminiscence is also a fragment of a former world, which has no place in the philosophy of modern times.
Phaedo|Plato
I should have liked to preserve of you the reminiscence of an excellent friend.
The Red Lily, Complete|Anatole France
A reminiscence of this incident is also found in Steel-Temple, No.
Filipino Popular Tales|Dean S. Fansler

British Dictionary definitions for reminiscence

reminiscence

/ (ˌrɛmɪˈnɪsəns) /

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

(in the philosophy of Plato) the doctrine that perception and recognition of particulars is possible because the mind has seen the universal forms of all things in a previous disembodied existence

psychol the ability to perform a task better when tested some time after the task has been learnt than when tested immediately after learning it

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单词	reminiscence
释义	reminiscence [ rem-uh-nis-uhns ] / ˌrɛm əˈnɪs əns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR reminiscence ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act or process of recalling past experiences, events, etc. a mental impression retained and revived. Often reminiscences. a recollection narrated or told: reminiscences of an American soldier. something that recalls or suggests something else. (in Platonic philosophy) anamnesis (def. 2). Origin of reminiscence 1580–90; <Middle French <Late Latin reminiscentia.See reminiscent, -ence SYNONYMS FOR reminiscence 1 recollection. 2 memory. 3 anecdote, tale, memoir. 4 reminder. SEE SYNONYMS FOR reminiscence ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby reminiscence remindful, remineralization, remineralize, Remington, reminisce, reminiscence, reminiscent, reminiscential, remiped, remise, remiss Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for reminiscence A scene about Townsend will slip into a reminiscence about his childhood, or a forecasting of his death. American Dreams, 2003: The Known World by Edward P. Jones\|Nathaniel Rich\|November 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The photo-sharing app that was recently sold to Facebook for a billion dollars (yes, with a “b”) also peddles in reminiscence. As Americans Yen for a More Promising Past, Obama Charges Forward\|Judith Grey\|June 3, 2012\|DAILY BEAST When a reminiscence got going in the Back Trace, nights, it worked like a freestyle morphine jazz. Must Reads: Kennedy, Sontag and Paris, ‘A Partial History of Lost Causes,’ ‘City of Bohane,’ ‘Flatscreen’\|Lauren Elkin, Mythili Rao, Drew Toal, Nicholas Mancusi\|April 6, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Elimination is your watchword, whether chucking 20th century memorabilia or relationships hinged on reminiscence. Horoscopes: May 29-June 4, 2011\|Starsky + Cox\|May 28, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Lois and Frank's suicide pact in the series finale—as they reminiscence about halcyon days—is a chance for peace and release. Big Love's 12 Most Memorable Moments\|Jace Lacob\|March 19, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Then a reminiscence, which had never before failed to rouse indignation in her, made her laugh. Cashel Byron's Profession\|George Bernard Shaw Sensing this drift I opened the hour of reminiscence and told some of my experiences in the jungle of southern Mexico. Tales of lonely trails\|Zane Grey The doctrine of reminiscence is also a fragment of a former world, which has no place in the philosophy of modern times. Phaedo\|Plato I should have liked to preserve of you the reminiscence of an excellent friend. The Red Lily, Complete\|Anatole France A reminiscence of this incident is also found in Steel-Temple, No. Filipino Popular Tales\|Dean S. Fansler British Dictionary definitions for reminiscence reminiscence / (ˌrɛmɪˈnɪsəns) / 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 (in the philosophy of Plato) the doctrine that perception and recognition of particulars is possible because the mind has seen the universal forms of all things in a previous disembodied existence psychol the ability to perform a task better when tested some time after the task has been learnt than when tested immediately after learning it Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to reminiscence remembrance, recollection, anecdote, remembering, story, chronicle, nostalgia, yarn, memory, memoirs, reliving
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reminiscence

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