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Reminiscence

The act or power of recalling past experience; the state of being reminiscent; remembrance; memory.

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Memory 76% connected

The faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events.

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Remembering 76% connected

of Remember

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Mind 76% connected

The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritu…

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Reconstruction 76% connected

The act of constructing again; the state of being reconstructed.

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Regurgitation 76% connected

The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance

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Reproduction 76% connected

The act or process of reproducing; the state of being reproduced

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Reminiscent 74% connected

Recalling to mind, or capable of recalling to mind; having remembrance; reminding one of something.

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Reminiscent 74% connected

Recalling to mind, or capable of recalling to mind; having remembrance; reminding one of something.

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Recall 92% connected

To call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops; to recall an ambassador.

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Recollection 92% connected

The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the operation by which objects are recalled to the memory, or ideas revived in the mind; reminis…

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Cognitive operation noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Cognitive process noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Mental process noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Operation noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Process noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Reinforcement noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

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Reinforcer noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

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Reinforcing stimulus noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

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Cognition noun · 78% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Deciding noun · 78% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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Decision making noun · 78% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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Immediate memory noun · 78% connection

what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it

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Knowledge noun · 78% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Long-term memory noun · 78% connection

your general store of remembered information

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LTM noun · 78% connection

your general store of remembered information

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Noesis noun · 78% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Auld lang syne unknown · 78% connection

A Scottish phrase used in recalling recollections of times long since past.

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Commemorate verb · 78% connection

To call to remembrance by a special act or observance; to celebrate with honor and solemnity; to honor, as a person or event, by some…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: power, recalling, past, experience, reminiscent.
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Computer memory noun · 78% connection

an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"

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Computer storage noun · 78% connection

an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"

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Conception noun · 78% connection

The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception.

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Exrerience verb · 78% connection

To make practical acquaintance with; to try personally; to prove by use or trial; to have trial of; to have the lot or fortune of; to…

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Fancy noun · 78% connection

The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying su…

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Forget verb · 78% connection

To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the power of; to cease…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: power, recalling, past, experience, reminiscent.
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Forgetful adjective · 78% connection

Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.

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Imagination noun · 78% connection

The power to recombine the materials furnished by experience or memory, for the accomplishment of an elevated purpose; the power of co…

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Lentinus lepideus noun · 78% connection

a fungus with a scaly cap and white flesh and a ring on the stalk (with scales below the ring); odor reminiscent of licorice

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: power, recalling, past, experience, reminiscent.
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Memento noun · 78% connection

A hint, suggestion, token, or memorial, to awaken memory; that which reminds or recalls to memory; a souvenir.

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Memorial noun · 78% connection

Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monumen…

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Memory board noun · 78% connection

an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"

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Mnemonics noun · 78% connection

The art of memory; a system of precepts and rules intended to assist the memory; artificial memory.

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Monument noun · 78% connection

Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial.

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Past adjective · 78% connection

earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"

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Random access memory noun · 78% connection

the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circu…

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