Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reminiscence

2 senses of reminiscence

Sense 1
reminiscence -- (a mental impression retained and recalled from the past)
       => memory -- (something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost")

Sense 2
recall, recollection, reminiscence -- (the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode")
       => memory, remembering -- (the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father")