REMINISCENCE


Meaning of REMINISCENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈni-s ə n(t)s ]

noun

Date: 1589

1. : apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence

2.

a. : recall to mind of a long-forgotten experience or fact

b. : the process or practice of thinking or telling about past experiences

3.

a. : a remembered experience

b. : an account of a memorable experience — often used in plural

4. : something so like another as to be regarded as an unconscious repetition, imitation, or survival

Synonyms: see memory

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.