recollection
IPA: rɛkʌɫˈɛkʃʌn
noun
- The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.
- The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance.
- That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence.
- (archaic or Catholicism) The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.
- (Catholicism) A spiritual retreat, especially one that is short.
- Process of collecting again.
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Examples of "recollection" in Sentences
- That was my recollection of the events.
- Give the guesswork and hazy recollections a rest.
- To the best of my recollection, it was the former.
- Olfactory memory refers to the recollection of odours.
- The stream was then named in recollection of the event.
- The author presented it in the recollection of the characters.
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