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    recollection
    /ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the action or faculty of remembering or recollecting something: "to the best of my recollection no one ever had a bad word to say about him"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRECOLLECTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun. formal uk / ˌrek.əˈlek.ʃ ə n / us / ˌrek.əˈlek.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. C2 [ C ] a memory of something: I have many pleasant recollections of the time we spent together. Synonyms. memory (EVENT REMEMBERED) reminiscence formal. C2 [ U ] the ability to remember things: His powers of recollection are extraordinary. Synonym.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › recollectionRecollection Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of RECOLLECTION is tranquility of mind. How to use recollection in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Recollection.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › recollectionRecollection - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Recollection is either the process of remembering something or a specific memory. If someone says, "To the best of my recollection, I never met Ted," they're saying they tried to remember Ted and couldn’t. Basically, your memory is your recollection.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › recollectionRECOLLECTION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Recollection definition: the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.. See examples of RECOLLECTION used in a sentence.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionrecollection noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    noun. /ˌrekəˈlekʃn/ (formal) [uncountable] the ability to remember something; the act of remembering something synonym memory. recollection (of doing something) I have no recollection of meeting her before. recollection (of something) My recollection of events differs from his.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRECOLLECTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'recollection' Word Frequency. recollection. (rekəlekʃən ) Word forms: plural recollections. variable noun. If you have a recollection of something, you remember it. Pat has vivid recollections of the trip. [ + of] He had no recollection of the crash. [ + of] Suddenly his mind filled with the recollection of a song she used to sing.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › recollectionRECOLLECTION Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Recollection definition: . See examples of RECOLLECTION used in a sentence.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishRECOLLECTION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    RECOLLECTION definition: the feeling of remembering something: . Learn more.

  10. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › recollectRecollect Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    to bring back to the level of conscious awareness : remember; to remind (oneself) of something temporarily forgotten; to call something to mind… See the full definition

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › recollectionrecollection - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 15, 2024 · 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.