reminiscent

reminiscent
reminiscently, adv.
/rem'euh nis"euhnt/, adj.
1. awakening memories of something similar; suggestive (usually fol. by of): His style of writing is reminiscent of Melville's.
2. characterized by or of the nature of reminiscence.
3. given to reminiscence: a reminiscent old sailor.
[1755-65; < L reminiscent- (s. of reminiscens) remembering, prp. of reminisci, equiv. to re- RE- + -minisc(i) (inceptive v., deriv. of the base of mens MIND) + -ent- -ENT]

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