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nostalgia

nos·tal·gia

nostalgia

 
 
pronunciation:
n stael j
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part of speech: noun
definition: a longing for the past.
Seeing my old school again filled me with nostalgia.
derivations: nostalgic (adj.), nostalgically (adv.)
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The word nostalgia contains the following part:
alg, algo, -algia Greek root that means pain
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