recall, recollection, reminiscence
(noun) the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); “he has total recall of the episode”
reminiscence
(noun) a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
Source: WordNet® 3.1
reminiscence (countable and uncountable, plural reminiscences)
An act of remembering long-past experiences, often fondly.
A mental image thus remembered.
• recall
• recollection
• flashback - memory of trauma
Source: Wiktionary
Rem`i*nis"cence (rm`-ns"sens), n. Etym: [F. réminiscence, L. reminiscentia.]
1. The act or power of recalling past experience; the state of being reminiscent; remembrance; memory. The other part of memory, called reminiscence, which is the retrieving of a thing at present forgot, or but confusedly remembered. South. I forgive your want of reminiscence, since it is long since I saw you. Sir W. Scott.
2. That which is remembered, or recalled to mind; a statement or narration of remembered experience; a recollection; as, pleasing or painful reminiscences.
Syn.
– Remembrance; recollection. See Memory.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 June 2025
(noun) (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
