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Definition of: nostalgia
(nos·tal′jē·ə, -jə) noun
1. Severe or poignant homesickness.
2. Any longing for something far away or long ago.
3. Psychiatry Prolonged, often morbid fixation of one's thoughts on home, family, and friends. [<NL <Gk. nostos a return home + algos a pain]
—nos·tal′gic adjective
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