reminiscence vs memory

reminiscence and memory both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reminiscence	Yes	No	No	No
memory	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, memory is a hypernym of reminiscence; that is, memory is a word with a broader meaning than reminiscence:

reminiscence: the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
memory: the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered

Other hypernyms of reminiscence include remembering.

As nouns, memory is a hypernym of reminiscence; that is, memory is a word with a broader meaning than reminiscence:

reminiscence (noun)	memory (noun)
the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)	an electronic memory device
a mental impression retained and recalled from the past	the power of retaining and recalling past experience
	the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
	something that is remembered
	the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes