Reminiscence

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›ns

Origin

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

Full definition of reminiscence

Noun

1. An act of remembering long-past experiences, often fondly.
• 1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity Chapter 2, Here was my chance. I took the old man aside, and two or three glasses of Old Crow launched him into reminiscence.
2. A mental image thus remembered.

Synonyms

• recall
• recollection

Coordinate terms

• flashback - memory of trauma

Related terms

• reminiscent