Main Entry: rem·i·nis·cence

Pronunciation: \-ˈni-s^ən(t)s\

Function: noun

Date: 1589

1 : apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
2 a : recall to mind of a long-forgotten experience or fact b : the process or practice of thinking or telling about past experiences
3 a : a remembered experience b : an account of a memorable experience —often used in plural
4 : something so like another as to be regarded as an unconscious repetition, imitation, or survival

synonyms see memory