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Reminiscent Moderate

Reminiscent has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

One who is addicted to indulging, narrating, or recording reminiscences.

"The old man was so reminiscent that he spent his entire dinner hour recounting every detail of his childhood summers."

Adjective
1

serving to bring to mind

"cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"

"a campaign redolent of machine politics"

2

of, or relating to reminiscence

"The old photo album was full of stories that brought her mind back to happier times."

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Origin

The word comes from the Latin reminiscent, meaning "remembering." It is formed from a prefix meaning "again" and a root related to the mind.

Rhyming Words
ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent
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