Etymology

reminiscence

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Today it means: An act of remembering long-past experiences, especially positive or pleasant ones, often fondly. Full definition →

Late Latin reminīscentiae ← Latin reminīscēns
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  1. Latin · derived fromreminīscēns
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromreminīscentiae“remembrances”
  3. English todayreminiscence

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

Words from the same roots

Latinreminīscēns all →

reminiscentreminisce

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