Reminiscence Meaning in English

word

US

ˌɹɛməˈnɪsəns

reh-muh-NISS-uhns

UK

ɹˌɛmɪnˈɪsəns

reh-min-ISS-uhns

التعريف

A reminiscence is a memory or story about something from the past, often shared or remembered fondly.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

"Reminiscence" is formal and literary. Usually used for pleasant or nostalgic memories, often in expressions like "a reminiscence of childhood". Rarely used in everyday conversation—instead, try "memory" or "story" when speaking informally.

• Spanish: recuerdo - reminiscencia
• Portuguese (BR): lembrança - reminiscência
• Portuguese (PT): lembrança - reminiscência
• Chinese (Simplified): 回忆 - 怀旧
• Chinese (Traditional): 回憶 - 懷舊
• Hindi: स्मृति - याद
• Arabic: ذكرى - استذكار
• Bengali: স্মৃতিচারণ - স্মৃতি - পুরোনো কথা
• Russian: воспоминание - реминисценция
• Japanese: 回想 - 思い出話
• Vietnamese: hồi tưởng - kỷ niệm
• Korean: 회상 - 추억
• Turkish: anı - hatıra - anımsama
• Urdu: یاد - یادداشت (ماضی کی بات)
• Indonesian: kenangan - ingatan - nostalgia

جمل نموذجية

He shared a reminiscence of his grandparents' house.

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The old photograph brought back a warm reminiscence.

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Her story was full of reminiscence about her school days.

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Listening to that song always fills me with reminiscence.

natural

Over coffee, they fell into a pleasant reminiscence about university life.

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Her speech was more a gentle reminiscence than a formal presentation.

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