reminiscence (ˌrɛmɪˈnɪsəns
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Definitions
noun
- the act of recalling or narrating past experiences
- (often plural) some past experience, event, etc, that is recalled or narrated; anecdote
- an event, phenomenon, or experience that reminds one of something else
- (in the philosophy of Plato) the doctrine that perception and recognition of particulars is possible because the mind has seen the universal forms of all things in a previous disembodied existence
- psychology the ability to perform a task better when tested some time after the task has been learnt than when tested immediately after learning it
Usage examples
The expression of contented reminiscence reached her clearly.
, SANDS OF TIME (2003)His superbly composed and starkly beautiful photographs steal the scene and define our reminiscence of the expedition.
New Scientist (1999)Fable has overtaken fact in much of the reporting and reminiscence being aired for the new generation of voters.
The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)That introduction is a clear reminiscence of Stravinsky's ballet Agon.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)No one can understand him, though as a man he is generally open in reminiscence.
, ONE MORE KILOMETRE AND WE'RE IN THE SHOWERS (2004)