Thesaurus: recollection

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1. n. 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. n. 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. n. That which is recollected; something called to mind; reminiscence.
4. n. The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.
5. n. the ability to recall past occurrences
6. n. the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
7. n. something recalled to the mind
8. 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.
9. n:100 n. something recalled to the mind