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NOSTALGIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("nostalgia" is a kind of...):
hungriness; longing; yearning (prolonged unfulfilled desire or need)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nostalgia"):
homesickness (a longing to return home)
Derivation:
nostalgic (unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons)