Dictionary

reminiscence en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs.əns/
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An act of remembering long-past experiences, especially positive or pleasant ones, often fondly.
   • Here was my chance. I took the old man aside, and two or three glasses of Old Crow launched him into reminiscence. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
2. (countable, uncountable) A mental image thus remembered.
   • 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). 2024 September 11, Richard Brody, ““Winner” Takes Political Comedy Seriously”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2024:

Forms

Coordinates

flashback

Deriveds

reminiscenceful · pseudoreminiscence · reminiscencer

Relateds

reminiscent · nostalgia · reminiscential

Synonyms

recall · recollection

Translations (47)

tr yâd (act of remembering) · uk спо́гад (act of remembering) · eo rememoro (act of remembering) · mi mānakanaka (act of remembering) · de Erinnerungen (mental image) · gd cuimhneachadh (act of remembering) · es reminiscencia (mental image) · fi muistelu (act of remembering) · ru воспомина́ние (act of remembering) · de Reminiszenz (mental image) · nl herinnering (mental image) · uk спо́гад (mental image) · pl wspomnienie (mental image) · es rememoración (act of remembering) · de Erinnerung (mental image) · uk спо́мин (act of remembering) · mi pūmaharatanga (act of remembering) · el ανάμνηση (mental image) · mi hokinga mahara (act of remembering) · de Rückerinnerung (mental image) · pl reminiscencja (act of remembering) · ota ذكر (act of remembering) · ro reamintire (act of remembering) · be успамі́н (mental image) · uk спо́мин (mental image) · ro amintire (mental image) · fi muistikuva (mental image) · fr réminiscence (mental image) · bg спо́мен (act of remembering) · fi muisto (mental image) · mi manaka (act of remembering) · ru реминисце́нция (act of remembering) · fi muistuma (mental image) · bn স্মৃতিচারণ (act of remembering) · be успамі́н (act of remembering) · hi संस्मरण (act of remembering) · tr anma (act of remembering) · es reminiscencia (act of remembering) · de Erinnern (act of remembering) · tr zikir (act of remembering) · it reminiscenza (mental image) · ro reminiscență (mental image) · mi pūmaharatanga (mental image) · ru воспомина́ние (mental image) · bg спо́мен (mental image) · el ανάμνηση (act of remembering) · gd cuimhneachadh (mental image)