reminiscence vs recall

recall vs reminiscence

reminiscence and recall both are nouns.

reminiscence is not a verb while recall is a verb.

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

As nouns, reminiscence and recall are synonyms defined as:

reminiscence and recall: the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

Other synonyms of reminiscence include recollection.

reminiscence (noun)	recall (noun)
the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)	the act of removing an official by petition
a mental impression retained and recalled from the past	the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
	a call to return
	a bugle call that signals troops to return
	a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

reminiscence (verb)	recall (verb)
	recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
	cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
	go back to something earlier
	summon to return
	cause to be returned
	make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
	bring to mind

Difference between reminiscence and recall

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