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A reminder of a person or situation in the past. For example, He really played a fine game for a fifty-year-old—shades of his high school triumphs , or They found themselves alone on the beach—shades of their childhood summers together . [Mid-1800s]

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April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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