REMINISCENT


Meaning of REMINISCENT in English

— reminiscently , adv.

/rem'euh nis"euhnt/ , adj.

1. awakening memories of something similar; suggestive (usually fol. by of ): His style of writing is reminiscent of Melville's.

2. characterized by or of the nature of reminiscence.

3. given to reminiscence: a reminiscent old sailor.

[ 1755-65; reminiscent- (s. of reminiscens ) remembering, prp. of reminisci, equiv. to re- RE- + -minisc ( i ) (inceptive v., deriv. of the base of mens MIND) + -ent- -ENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .