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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley