ˌremɪˈnɪsns n. 1
the act of remembering things
past; the
recovery of
knowledge by
mental effort. 2 a a past
fact or
experience that is remembered. b the process of narrating
this. 3 (in pl.) a
collection in
literary form of incidents
and experiences that a
person remembers. 4 Philos. (esp. in Platonism) the
theory of the recovery of things
known to the
soul in
previous existences. 5 a
characteristic of
one thing reminding or
suggestive of
another. øøreminiscential adj. [LL reminiscentia f. L reminisci remember]