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

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