reminiscent
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/
Adjective

reminiscent

  1. of, or relating to reminiscence
  2. suggestive of an earlier event or times
  3. tending to bring some memory etc. to mind qual followed by of
    • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 4-5:
      The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.
  4. Remembering; undergoing reminiscence.
    • Some other state of existence, of which we have been previously conscious, and are now reminiscent.
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reminiscent (plural reminiscents)

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



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