reminiscence

reminiscence
    n 1: a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
    2: the process of remembering (especially the process of
       recovering information by mental effort); "he has total
       recall of the episode" [syn: {recall}, {recollection},
       {reminiscence}]
    

Reminiscence \Rem`i*nis"cence\ (r?m`?-n?s"sens), n. [F.
   r['e]miniscence, L. reminiscentia.]
   1. The act or power of recalling past experience; the state
      of being reminiscent; remembrance; memory.
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            The other part of memory, called reminiscence, which
            is the retrieving of a thing at present forgot, or
            but confusedly remembered.            --South.
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            I forgive your want of reminiscence, since it is
            long since I saw you.                 --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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   2. That which is remembered, or recalled to mind; a statement
      or narration of remembered experience; a recollection; as,
      pleasing or painful reminiscences.
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   Syn: Remembrance; recollection. See {Memory}.
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33 Moby Thesaurus words for "reminiscence":
      anamnesis, anecdotes, commitment to memory, exercise of memory,
      flashback, hindsight, learning by heart, looking back, memoir,
      memoirs, memories, memorization, memorizing, memory, recall,
      recalling, recollecting, recollection, reconsideration,
      reexperiencing, reflection, reflections, reliving, remembering,
      remembrance, retrospect, retrospection, review, revival, rote,
      rote memory, study, youth