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

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