reminiscence

CEFRC1

/ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs.əns/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A memory or account of something from the past.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A mental image thus remembered.

Examples

  • A reminiscence is a story about a person's life in the past.

  • His grandfather shared a sweet reminiscence of his school days.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An act of remembering long-past experiences, especially positive or pleasant ones, often fondly.

More examples

In context

  • His stories were filled with a warm and mostly happy reminiscence.

  • Here was my chance. I took the old man aside, and two or three glasses of Old Crow launched him into reminiscence.

  • Fogel, working with a script by the journalist Kerry Howley, follows Winner from the age of nine to the aftermath of her plea, and organizes the movie around voice-over reminiscences by Reality (the character is played by Emilia Jones).

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Late Latin reminīscentiae (“remembrances”), from Latin reminīscēns, present active participle of reminīscor (“remember”); see reminiscent.