Saturday 10 March 2012

word of the day:twelve | nostalgia

nostalgia

nos·tal·gi·a [nɒˈstældʒə -dʒɪə]

n.
1. A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past.
2. The condition of being homesick; homesickness.
3. The evocation of this emotion, as in a book, film, etc.

[Greek nostos, a return home; see nes-1 in Indo-European roots + -algia.]

nos·talgic (-jk) | adj.
nos·talgi·cal·ly | adv.
nos·talgist | n.

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