'Reminiscence' definitions:

Definition of 'reminiscence'

From: WordNet
noun
A mental impression retained and recalled from the past
noun
The process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode" [syn: recall, recollection, reminiscence]

Definition of 'Reminiscence'

From: GCIDE
  • Reminiscence \Rem`i*nis"cence\ (r?m`?-n?s"sens), n. [F. r['e]miniscence, L. reminiscentia.]
  • 1. The act or power of recalling past experience; the state of being reminiscent; remembrance; memory. [1913 Webster]
  • The other part of memory, called reminiscence, which is the retrieving of a thing at present forgot, or but confusedly remembered. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • I forgive your want of reminiscence, since it is long since I saw you. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which is remembered, or recalled to mind; a statement or narration of remembered experience; a recollection; as, pleasing or painful reminiscences. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Remembrance; recollection. See Memory. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'reminiscence'

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