^^ NOSTALGIA ^^   

                                                            :: Noun ::

Origin:

1770–80; < Neo-Latin < Greek nóst ( os ) a return home + -algia -algia

^^ MEANING OF NOSTALGIA  ^^

1. A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past.

2.. The condition of being homesick; homesickness.

3. A yearning for the return of past circumstances, events, etc

4. The evocation of this emotion , as in a book , film

5.  A wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's       home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the

happiness of a former place or time

 6.  Something that elicits or displays nostalgia

^^ EXAMPLE SENTENCE ^^

1. The high school reunioun brought back nostalgic memories.

2.  However, with tv nostalgia set to eat itself here's hoping this is where the story ends.

3  Nostalgia's sake.

4. Nostalgia for a certain era of radio that you enjoy?

5.  Perhaps some felt nostalgia for the warm home they left.

6.  Nostalgia trip like you wouldn't believe.

7. Strange nostalgia has a sponsor the condensation of water.

8. What's more, it appears he had a certain nostalgia for his old profession.

9.  A nostalgia for his college days.

10.  More recently it has produced a prosperous nostalgia industry.

Related forms

NOSTALGIC :::: adjective

 Nostalgic :: unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons

              :: a state in which a person starts remembering and longing for things that          

                 taken place in the past.