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reminiscence 1. (in the philosophy of Plato) the doctrine that perception and recognition of particulars is possible because the mind has seen the universal forms of all things in a previous disembodied existence 2. Psychol the ability to perform a task better when tested some time after the task has been learnt than when tested immediately after learning it How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Hock is full of fancy, and all wines are by their very nature full of reminiscence, the golden tears and red blood of summers that are gone. This Dialogue contains the first intimation of the doctrine of reminiscence and of the immortality of the soul. He talked to me of London in a tone of half-painful reminiscence, asking all kinds of questions about changes that had taken place. |
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