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Reminiscence

/rˌɛməˈnɪsəns/
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(noun) An act of remembering long-past experiences, especially positive or pleasant ones, often fondly.

His stories were filled with a warm and mostly happy reminiscence.
A reminiscence is a story about a person's life in the past.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Her memoir was filled with warm ____ about growing up in a small coastal town in the 1960s.

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