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Meaning of 'recollection' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Recollection [ n.]
- The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the operation by which objects are recalled to the memory, or ideas revived in the mind; reminiscence; remembrance.
- The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance; memory; as, an event within my recollection.
- That which is recollected; something called to mind; reminiscence.
- The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.

Meaning of 'recollection' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . recollection [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
Example in sentence:
  • he has total recall of the episode

Nearby Words:

recadency recalcitrant recalcitrate recalcitration recall recallable recallment recant recantation recanted

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