reminiscence

(rĕm'ə-nĭs'əns)
n.

1. The act or process of recollecting past experiences or events.
2. An experience or event recollected: "Her mind seemed wholly taken up with reminiscences of past gaiety" (Charlotte Brontë).
3. A narration of past experiences. Often used in the plural.
4. An event that brings to mind a similar, former event.

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noun

1. An act or instance of remembering: memory, recollection, remembrance. See remember/forget.
2. The power of retaining and recalling past experience: memory, recall, recollection, remembrance. See remember/forget.
3. A narrative of experiences undergone by the writer. commentary (often used in plural), memoir. See words.

An improvement in later performance due to rest or non-practice. The period of rest is called the retention interval. Thus far, studies yield inconsistent results as to the optimal retention interval for reminiscence. See also inhibition.

IN BRIEF: The calling to mind of incidents within the range of personal knowledge or experience.

My grandmother shared her reminiscences of her childhood in Scotland.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - reminiscens, noget, der minder om

Nederlands (Dutch)
het ophalen van herinneringen, oude herinnering, (mv) literaire herinneringen, iets dat aan iets anders doet denken, het terughalen van zaken uit vorig bestaan

Français (French)
n. - réminiscence, souvenir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erinnerung, Memoiren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανάμνηση, αναπόληση, (πληθ.) απομνημονεύματα, αναμνήσεις

Italiano (Italian)
reminiscenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - reminiscência (f), recordação (f)

Русский (Russian)
воспоминание

Español (Spanish)
n. - recuerdos, reminiscencias

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - minne, memoarer

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
回忆, 怀旧, 回忆的往事, 旧事, 话旧, 回忆录

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 回憶, 懷舊, 回憶的往事, 舊事, 話舊, 回憶錄

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 회상, 기억력, 회고담

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 回想, 追憶, 思い出させる物, 思い出, 回想録

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تذكر الأحداث الماضيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זיכרון, היזכרות, תכונה של דבר המזכירה דבר אחר‬

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