RECOLLECTION

recall, recollection, reminiscence

(noun) the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); “he has total recall of the episode”

remembrance, recollection, anamnesis

(noun) the ability to recall past occurrences

recollection

(noun) something recalled to the mind

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

recollection (usually uncountable, plural recollections)

The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory

Synonyms: reminiscence, remembrance

The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance

That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence.

(archaic or Catholicism) The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.

(Catholicism) A spiritual retreat, especially one that is short.

Synonyms

• reminiscence

• remembrance

• memory

Etymology 2

Noun

recollection (countable and uncountable, plural recollections)

Process of collecting again.

Source: Wiktionary

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Rec`ol*lec"tion (rk`l*lk"shn), n. Etym: [Cf. F. récollection.]

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. That which is recollected; something called to mind; reminiscence. "One of his earliest recollections." Macaulay.

4. The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control. [Archaic] From such an education Charles contracted habits of gravity and recollection. Robertson.

Syn.

– Reminiscence; remembrance. See Memory.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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