Definition of reminiscence
1
: apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
2a
: recall to mind of a long-forgotten experience or fact
b
: the process or practice of thinking or telling about past experiences
3a
: 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
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The first known use of reminiscence was in 1589
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