NOSTALGIA Definition & Meaning

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nostalgia

[ no-stal-juh, -jee-uh, nuh- ]

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noun

a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time:
a nostalgia for his college days.
something that elicits or displays nostalgia.

nostalgia

/ -dʒɪə; nɒˈstældʒə /

noun

a yearning for the return of past circumstances, events, etc
the evocation of this emotion, as in a book, film, etc
longing for home or family; homesickness

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of nostalgia¹

First recorded in 1770–80; from New Latin, from Greek ��ó��(�ǲ�) “a return home” + -algia -algia

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of nostalgia¹

C18: New Latin (translation of German Heimweh homesickness), from Greek nostos a return home + -algia

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But the star is the movie’s hyperactive, even overwhelmingly contradictory nostalgia.

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Will the Switch 2's slick nostalgia hit provide that?

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If we were going to get yet another helping of Selena nostalgia, it was much more refreshing when served from the perspective of the woman who knew her best.

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“Country Radio” provides a sense of heartsick nostalgia over a hopeful chorus of stringed instruments.

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For example, “saudade,” in Portuguese and Galician is similar to nostalgia, but doesn’t have the same connotations with memory, such that it can be felt with things that have not been experienced before.

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