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reminiscing

[rem-uh-nis] Origin

rem·i·nisce

[rem-uh-nis]
verb (used without object), -nisced, -nisc·ing.
to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.

Origin:
1820–30; back formation from reminiscence


remember, recollect, muse.

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Reminiscing is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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Word Origin & History

reminisce
1829, back formation from reminiscence. Related: Reminiscing.
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