rem|i|nis|cence

rem|i|nis|cence
rem|i|nis|cence «REHM uh NIHS uhns», noun.
1. the act or fact of remembering; recalling past persons or events or places where one has been.
2. Often, reminiscences, an account of something remembered; recollection: »

reminiscences of college, reminiscences of an old man.

3. a thing that makes one remember or think of something else.
╂[< Latin reminīscentia < reminīscēns, -entis, present participle of reminīscī remember < re- again + min-, root of meminī to remember, related to mēns mind]

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  • rem·i·nis·cence — …   Useful english dictionary

  • nis — ac·ti·nis·tia; ae·pi·or·nis; ae·py·or·nis; ag·a·li·nis; ag·a·por·nis; al·bi·nis·tic; anach·ro·nis·tic; an·tag·o·nis·tic; an·tag·o·nis·ti·cal·ly; ap·a·tor·nis; ar·chae·or·nis; ar·gyn·nis; ban·nis·ter; bap·tor·nis; ca·nis; cap·ri·cor·nis;… …   English syllables

  • rem — cat·e·go·rem; ha·rem·lik; he·rem; ma·rem·ma; nie·rem·ber·gia; rem·a·nence; rem·a·net; rem·a·zol; rem·ba·ran·ga; rem·brandt; rem·brandt·esque; rem·brandt·ish; rem·brandt·ism; rem·e·di·less; rem·i·cle; rem·i·grant; rem·i·nisce; rem·i·nis·cence;… …   English syllables

  • cence — acau·les·cence; ac·cres·cence; ac·qui·es·cence; ad·ja·cence; ad·o·les·cence; ad·u·la·res·cence; al·ka·les·cence; an·o·do·lu·mi·nes·cence; ar·bo·res·cence; be·nef·i·cence; cal·o·res·cence; can·des·cence; cath·o·do·flu·o·res·cence;… …   English syllables

  • reminiscence — rem·i·nis·cence …   English syllables

  • reminiscence — rem|i|nis|cence [ˌremıˈnısəns] n [C,U often plural] a spoken or written story about events that you remember →↑memoir reminiscence of/about ▪ reminiscences of the war …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • reminiscence — rem|i|nis|cence [ ,remı nısəns ] noun count usually plural FORMAL stories or thoughts of past experiences: personal reminiscences of the war …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • reminiscence — rem•i•nis•cence [[t]ˌrɛm əˈnɪs əns[/t]] n. 1) the act or process of recalling the past 2) a mental impression retained and revived 3) Often, reminiscences. a recollection narrated 4) something that recalls something else …   From formal English to slang

  • Reminiscence — Rem i*nis cence (r?m ? n?s sens), n. [F. r[ e]miniscence, L. reminiscentia.] 1. The act or power of recalling past experience; the state of being reminiscent; remembrance; memory. [1913 Webster] The other part of memory, called reminiscence,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

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