Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or power of recollecting.
- noun Something recollected.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act by which objects are voluntarily recalled to the memory or ideas are revived in the mind; the searching of the memory; reminiscence; remembrance.
- noun The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period over which such power extends; remembrance: as, the events mentioned are not within my recollection.
- noun That which is recollected; something recalled to mind.
- noun The operation or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; collectedness.
- noun =Syn. 1–3. Remembrance, Reminiscence, etc. See
memory .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
- noun The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance; memory.
- noun That which is recollected; something called to mind; reminiscence.
- noun Archaic The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun 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. - noun The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance
- noun That which is recollected; something called to mind; a
reminiscence . - noun archaic (also spelled re-collection) The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind;
concentration ;self-control . - noun Process of collecting again.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
- noun the ability to recall past occurrences
- noun something recalled to the mind
Etymologies
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Examples
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Not for nothing that the Muslim prayer for retaining recollection translates as Doa Penerang Hati.
On Memory naddywoman 2002
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Although, my recollection is an ambassador was keep waiting for Clinton.
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The first that starts vividly to my recollection is the picture of a short, stumpy, thickset man – a British sailor, too – who came to stay one night under our roof, and took quiet possession of his quarters for nine months, and whom we are obliged to tolerate from the simple fact that we could not get rid of him.
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In the biggest devil devil house he encountered the head of Borckman, and snarled at it, without receiving response, in recollection of the fight he had fought with the schnapps-addled mate on the deck of the Arangi.
CHAPTER XV 2010
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On the day I have in recollection, Paul Tichlorne had been mooning all morning in my study over a current scientific review.
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My crude recollection is that by protecting the industry or firm, you create a super giant that can be competitive globally.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » I Need Some Help on Alternative Energy Subsidies 2010
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I don't recall seeing a lot of young fans at the UK cons I've attended (though, to be honest, time has passed and recollection is cloudy).
Graying of Fandom? frankwu 2009
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I had in recollection a thought I once entertained of writing a reconciliation of Kant and Spencer.
Local Color 2010
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My recollection is that on their home planet they were humanoid, and started turning into trucks and cars to blend in on earth.
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The recollection is that he said something to the effect of How can you even think of expensive coffee drinks in our current situation?
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