RECOLLECTIONS

Noun

recollections

plural of recollection

Source: Wiktionary

RECOLLECTION

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