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Thesaurus: recollection

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.

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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. n:100 n. something recalled to the mind