Reminiscent

/ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/ · adjective

Meaning

Of, or relating to reminiscence..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of, or relating to reminiscence.
2. Suggestive of an earlier event or times.
3. Tending to bring some memory etc. to mind (followed by of)
4. Remembering; undergoing reminiscence.
5. One who is addicted to indulging, narrating, or recording reminiscences.

Example Sentences

It was reminiscent of the rallies held by Adolph Hitler during the 1930s-1940s before adoring crowds in Nazi Germany. At many of these Nazi rallies, the German participants swore personal allegiance to their nation’s leader-Adolph Hitler over and above their own Nation-Germany.

That painting is very reminiscent of Picasso's later work.

The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.

Some other state of existence, of which we have been previously conscious, and are now reminiscent.

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• more reminiscent
• most reminiscent
• reminiscents

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