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| rem·i·nis·cence [ rèmmə níss'nss ] (plural rem·i·nis·cenc·es) |
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1. recollection of past: the recollection of past experiences or events in speech or writing, or the act of recalling the past
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2. something remembered: an experience or event remembered from the past
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3. reminder: something that recalls or suggests something similar
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4. philosophy idea from Plato: the Platonic doctrine that anything we encounter is an imperfect recollection of an idea that our souls have encountered in a previous disembodied existence
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5. psychology ability to perform task better: the ability to perform a task or remember information better some time after it has been learned than was possible immediately after it was learned
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