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noun ADJ. great | pure an evening of pure nostalgia QUANT. wave A wave of nostalgia came over him. VERB + NOSTALGIA feel He thought back to his time as a student and felt no nostalgia for any of it. | evoke | indulge in, wallow in NOSTALGIA + NOUN buff Nostalgia buffs gathered for the auction of wartime memorabilia. | trip The college reunion was a great nostalgia trip. PREP. with ~ I remember it with great nostalgia. | ~ for She felt great nostalgia for the old way of life. PHRASES a feeling/sense of nostalgia
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nostalgia
verbs
feel nostalgia
• He didn't feel any nostalgia for his school days.
have nostalgia
• The immigrants I spoke to often had an intense nostalgia for their homeland.
adjectives
great nostalgia
(= a strong feeling of nostalgia )
• I read the college newsletter with great nostalgia.
pure nostalgia
(= used when talking about good things from the past that are not mixed with things from the present )
• It was an evening of pure nostalgia, as the band played hits from the 1940s.
phrases
a feeling/sense of nostalgia
• Did it give you a sense of nostalgia to see the play on Broadway again?
a pang of nostalgia
(= a short feeling of nostalgia )
• She felt a pang of nostalgia for the time when they were all children.
a wave of nostalgia
(= a strong feeling of nostalgia )
• As I drove into the city I felt a wave of nostalgia sweep over me.
nostalgia + NOUN
a nostalgia trip
informal (= a situation or experience that reminds you of events in the past )
• Walking around campus was a great nostalgia trip for both of us.
a nostalgia buff
informal (= someone who likes old things )
• The restaurant, which still has its 1930s décor, is a favorite with nostalgia buffs.
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