Main Entry: nos·tal·gia

Pronunciation: \nä-ˈstal-jə, nə-, nȯ-; nə-ˈstäl-\

Function: noun

1 : the state of being homesick
2 : a wistful or excessively sentimental sometimes abnormal yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition

—nos·tal·gic \-jik\ adjective

—nos·tal·gi·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb