reminiscence

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin reminīscentiae (“remembrances”), from Latin reminīscēns, present active participle of reminīscor (“remember”); see reminiscent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs.əns/ Rhymes: -ɛns === Noun === reminiscence (countable and uncountable, plural reminiscences) An act of remembering long-past experiences, especially positive or pleasant ones, often fondly. A mental image thus remembered. ==== Synonyms ==== recall recollection ==== Coordinate terms ==== flashback - memory of trauma ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== reminiscent reminiscential ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== nostalgia ==== Further reading ==== “reminiscence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “reminiscence”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.