Reminiscence

Reminiscence [ rem-uh’-NIS-uh’ ns ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. recollection of certain ideas that may have been known in a prior existence 2. a remembrance, recollection or memory of something experienced in the past 3. one that reminds of or is suggestive of another
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	His reminiscence of past happenings spooked his family.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	It might seem quite natural for the elderly to often slip happily into reminiscence but living in the past could indicate dissatisfactionwith the present, says psychologists.