| Word | madeleine |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. A type of small French sponge cake; transformatively (after an extended metaphor by Proust) an involuntary flashback memory that makes the past emotional and momentarily relevant again, or the object that triggers such a memory. |
| Sentence | The smell of lighter fluid on a Weber grill full of charcoal briquettes is his madeleine. |
| Source | Reason |
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