reminiscence

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[ UK /ɹˌɛmɪnˈɪsəns/ ]
[ US /ˌɹɛməˈnɪsəns/ ]
NOUN
  1. a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
  2. the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
    he has total recall of the episode
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How To Use reminiscence In A Sentence

  • On the occasion of his 95th birthday, the city of Paris celebrates his work with an exhibition in the hall of the Hôtel-de-Ville, retracing 75 years of his career, with stories and reminiscences by the artist.
  • Her expression collapsed into one of forlorn reminiscence before she continued on in her stranger’s voice. Flowers in the Attic
  • And classical reminiscences have, even with him, a dull musty tinge which recalls the antiquarian in his Cambridge college-rooms rather than the visitor to Florence and Rome. Proserpine and Midas
  • Imitation) as the basis of all social morality, in reminiscence of Female Introduction
  • Let me salute you with a reminiscence from a speech to this Empire Club some time ago. An Introduction to the Philippines
  • Greene had the good sense to tape his conversations with his Dad, whose verbatim reminiscences about the war are sprinkled throughout the book.
  • Its pages are full of wide-ranging reminiscences about encountering the writing as well as the writer. The Times Literary Supplement
  • All of us were deeply absorbed in happy reminiscences.
  • Zohra Labrooy was the ideal audience for reminiscence or confession.
  • She has not turned onto the dead-end road of reminiscence, disability and dependence, but rather onto the long, fulfilling road of life, happiness, and salvation.
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