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# reminiscence

noun (plural reminiscences)

«reminiscence» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A memory of something from the past, or a story told about past times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminiscence/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a faint memory or echo of an old tradition or legend: «reminiscences of classical legend»

### Examples

- Grandad told us reminiscences of his childhood on the farm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminiscence/#x1)
- The old song is a reminiscence of an earlier time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminiscence/#x2)
- The smell of bread brought back a reminiscence of home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminiscence/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «reminiscence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminiscence/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«reminiscence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reminiscence.html) on Mova free.