reminisce

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US /ˌrɛməˈnɪs/ UK /ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs/
verb noun Freq #26682

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To talk or think about pleasant events from the past.

    The old friends spent the evening reminiscing about their school days.

Thesaurus

Word family
Forms reminiscedreminiscesreminiscing
Derived forms reminiscerreminiscingly
Related forms rememberreminiscencereminiscentreminiscential

Etymology

Back-formation from reminiscence, from Latin reminīscēns, present participle of reminīscor (“remember”).

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