reminiscent
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rem·i·nis·cent
(rĕm′ə-nĭs′ənt)adj.
1. Having the quality of or containing reminiscence.
2. Inclined to engage in reminiscence.
3. Tending to recall or suggest something in the past: an evening reminiscent of happier times.
[Latin reminīscēns, reminīscent-, present participle of reminīscī, to recollect; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
rem′i·nis′cent·ly adv.
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reminiscent
(ˌrɛmɪˈnɪsənt)adj
1. (foll by: of) stimulating memories (of) or comparisons (with)
2. characterized by reminiscence
3. (of a person) given to reminiscing
[C18: from Latin reminiscī to call to mind, from re- + mēns mind]
ˌremiˈniscently adv
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rem•i•nis•cent
(ˌrɛm əˈnɪs ənt)adj.
1. awakening memories of something similar; suggestive (usu. fol. by of): a style reminiscent of Hemingway's.
2. characterized by or of the nature of reminiscence.
3. given to reminiscing.
[1755–65; < Latin reminiscent-, s. of reminiscēns, present participle of reminiscī to recollect]
rem`i•nis′cent•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | reminiscent - serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent of machine politics" |
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reminiscent
adjective suggestive, evocative, redolent, remindful, similar a gesture somehow reminiscent of royalty
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reminiscent
adjectiveTending to bring a memory, mood, or image, for example, subtly or indirectly to mind:
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reminiscent
[ˌremɪˈnɪsənt] ADJCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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reminiscent
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to be reminiscent of something → an etw (acc) → erinnern; a style reminiscent of Shakespeare → ein an Shakespeare erinnernder Stil
(= reminiscing) person → in Erinnerungen versunken or vertieft; smile → erinnernd; style, chapter → nostalgisch; to be feeling reminiscent, to be in a reminiscent mood → in nostalgischer Stimmung sein; we listened to him speaking, quietly reminiscent → tief in Erinnerungen versunken, hörten wir ihm zu
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