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nostalgia

nounCommon GRE wordMore N words

a sentimental longing for the past

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In a sentence

Nostalgia in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing nostalgia in a sentence.

The old photographs filled her with nostalgia for her childhood summers.

Synonyms
wistfulnessyearninghomesickness
Antonyms

None listed.

Common questions

Questions about “nostalgia

Nostalgia (noun) means a sentimental longing for the past
Here is nostalgia used in an example sentence: "The old photographs filled her with nostalgia for her childhood summers."
Common synonyms for nostalgia include wistfulness, yearning, homesickness.
Nostalgia is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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