| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | nos·tal·gi·a |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  n -st l j , n- |
| NOUN: | 1. A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past. 2. The condition of being homesick; homesickness. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek nostos, a return home; see nes-1 in Appendix I + –algia. | | OTHER FORMS: | nos·talgic (-j k) —ADJECTIVE
nos·talgi·cal·ly —ADVERB
nos·talgist —NOUN
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