nostalgia

Definitions of nostalgia
  1. noun
    longing for something past
    synonyms: añoranza, guayabo, saudade
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    types:
    añoranza, morriña, querencia, saudade
    a longing to return home
    type of:
    acucia, anhelación, anhelo, hambre, pujo, regosto, sed
    prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
  2. noun
    a longing to return home
    synonyms: añoranza, morriña, querencia, saudade
    see moresee less
    type of:
    añoranza, guayabo, saudade
    longing for something past
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