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nostalgia

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nostalgia


Main Entry:
nos·tal·gia Listen to the pronunciation of nostalgia
Pronunciation:
\nä-ˈstal-jə, nə- also nȯ-, nō-; nə-ˈstäl-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin, from Greek nostos return home + New Latin -algia; akin to Greek neisthai to return, Old English genesan to survive, Sanskrit nasate he approaches
Date:
1729
1: the state of being homesick : homesickness2: a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition; also : something that evokes nostalgia
— nos·tal·gic Listen to the pronunciation of nostalgic \-jik\ adjective or noun
— nos·tal·gi·cal·ly Listen to the pronunciation of nostalgically \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— nos·tal·gist Listen to the pronunciation of nostalgist \-jist\ noun
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