Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Having the quality of or containing reminiscence.
- adj. Inclined to engage in reminiscence.
- adj. Tending to recall or suggest something in the past: an evening reminiscent of happier times.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having the faculty of memory; calling to mind; remembering; also, inclined to recall the past; habitually dwelling on the past.
- n. One who calls to mind and records past events.
Wiktionary
- adj. of, or relating to reminiscence
- adj. suggestive of an earlier event or times
- adj. tending to bring some memory etc. to mind
- n. One who is addicted to indulging, narrating, or recording reminiscences.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Recalling to mind, or capable of recalling to mind; having remembrance; reminding one of something.
- n. One who is addicted to indulging, narrating, or recording reminiscences.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. serving to bring to mind
Etymologies
- From Latin reminīscēns, present participle of reminīscor ("remember"), from re- ("again") + min-, base of me-min-isse ("to remember, think over"), akin to mens ("mind"); see mental, mind, etc. Reminiscent is not connected with remember. (Wiktionary)
- Latin reminīscēns, reminīscent-, present participle of reminīscī, to recollect; see men-1 in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The hilishaya fixed me with his otherworldly eyes, his expression reminiscent of someone who had just discovered something smelly and rude sticking to the bottom of his foot.”
“Asbach Uralt, a cognac and one of the most traditional trademarks in Germany, uses a traditional shape, a traditional typeface and a name reminiscent of tradition “uralt” means “ancient”.”
“Joe Henry's song about Vic Chesnutt, "Room at Arles," has a title reminiscent of Vincent Van Gogh's painting "Bedroom in Arles.”
“The president hopes his country's taxmen sometimes called "revenuers", a word reminiscent of the Capone era will help him slay the monsters of corruption and fiscal overstretch that now prey on his country.”
“A brief Internet search confirms my suspicions: Infocom's Lurking Horror a title reminiscent of the Dunwich Horror? was an homage to Lovecraft & the Cthulhu mythos.”
“In retrospect, maybe it was a mistake to give a phone a name reminiscent of the line of "replicant" androids hunted down in the movie Blade Runner.”
“The theme of this theory – reminiscent from the myth of Sisyphus – dovetails with”
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“Alicia Composes her thoughts in reminiscent contemplation.”
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“But it will be worth the far-flung excursion to Barnes & Noble, Borders, Hudson News outlet, or wherever the cement trail leads, because it is an issue bursting at the seams, quality-wise, to use a word reminiscent of that "dandy little ditty" "Situation-wise" from It's Always Fair Weather.”
“I am amazed how people who otherwise worship science dance around a simple scientific question: when does life begin, & attempt to define the begining of Life in the "Fourth Trimester", so that a partial a phrase reminiscent of "being a little bit pregnant" birth abortion is OK morally as well as legally to them.”
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
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Mirrored Vowels
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• There must be four or more vowels; thus, at minimum, an A-A-A-A or A-B-B-A pattern.
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