Associations to the word «Recollection»

Wiktionary

RECOLLECTION, noun. 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.
RECOLLECTION, noun. The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance
RECOLLECTION, noun. That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence.
RECOLLECTION, noun. (archaic) (also spelled re-collection) The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.
RECOLLECTION, noun. Process of collecting again.

Dictionary definition

RECOLLECTION, noun. The ability to recall past occurrences.
RECOLLECTION, noun. The process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode".
RECOLLECTION, noun. Something recalled to the mind.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras