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nostalgic
adjective /nɒsˈtæl.dʒɪk/
/nɑːˈstæl-/ Definition
C2 feeling happy and also slightly sad when you think about things that happened in the past: Talking about our old family holidays has made me feel quite nostalgic. We'll take a nostalgic look at the musical hits of the '60s.Feeling pleasure and happinessTaking pleasure in somethingMemory and memories nostalgically
/-dʒɪ.kəl.i/ adverb › to look back/talk/think nostalgicallyFeeling pleasure and happinessTaking pleasure in somethingMemory and memories
(Definition of nostalgic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- at/in the back of your mind idiom
- corporate memory noun
- dim adjective (NOT CLEAR)
- flash back phrasal verb
- from memory idiom
- ghost noun (MEMORY)
- haunting adjective
- live (on) in the memory idiom
- long memory noun
- memory noun (ABILITY TO REMEMBER)
- memory noun (EVENT REMEMBERED)
- nostalgia noun
- off the top of your head idiom
- photographic memory noun
- recall noun (REMEMBERING)
- remembrance noun
- retentive adjective
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