REMINISCENT


Meaning of REMINISCENT in English

rem ‧ i ‧ nis ‧ cent /ˌreməˈnɪs ə nt, ˌremɪˈnɪs ə nt/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: present participle of reminisci 'to remember' ]

1 . reminiscent of something reminding you of something:

a style strongly reminiscent of Virginia Woolf’s novels

2 . literary thinking about the past:

Her face wore a reminiscent smile.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.