recollection
NounUS[rek-uh-lek-shuhn]/ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)recollections
- the ability to recall past occurrencesSynonyms: remembranceanamnesisType of memory, retention
- the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)“he has total recall of the episode”Synonyms: recallreminiscenceType of memory, rememberingKinds mind, reconstruction, reproduction, regurgitation
- something recalled to the mindType of memory
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Rec′ol·lec′tion (r?k′?l-l?k′sh?n), noun
Origin: Cf. F. récollection.
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.” Thomas Babington 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.— William Robertson
Synonyms: Reminiscence; remembrance. See Memory.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54