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recollection

noun

rec·​ol·​lec·​tion ˌre-kə-ˈlek-shən How to pronounce recollection (audio)
1
a
: tranquility of mind
b
: religious contemplation
2
a
: the action or power of recalling to mind
b
: something recalled to the mind

Synonyms

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memory, remembrance, recollection, reminiscence mean the capacity for or the act of remembering, or the thing remembered.

memory applies both to the power of remembering and to what is remembered.

gifted with a remarkable memory
that incident was now just a distant memory

remembrance applies to the act of remembering or the fact of being remembered.

any remembrance of his deceased wife was painful

recollection adds an implication of consciously bringing back to mind often with some effort.

after a moment's recollection he produced the name

reminiscence suggests the recalling of usually pleasant incidents, experiences, or feelings from a remote past.

my grandmother's reminiscences of her Iowa girlhood

Example Sentences

Her recollection of the accident is very different from mine. She has only a vague recollection of her seventh birthday party. His novel is largely based on his own recollections of his childhood in the inner city.
Recent Examples on the Web The recollection conveniently meant that the trial collapsed and members of the royal family were able to avoid having to testify in front of what was sure to have been a media circus. Variety, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2022 The recollection conveniently meant that the trial collapsed and members of the royal family were able to avoid having to testify in front of what was sure to have been a media circus. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022 Ivan Erickson’s father, Andy, can’t help but smile at the recollection. Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate Dr. David Smith was walking his dog last year, past the mural of Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia at the corner of San Francisco’s Haight and Cole Street, when a sudden recollection hit him. Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Sep. 2022 He was born long after Ukraine gained its independence and had little recollection of the war in which his brother was disabled. James Verini, New York Times, 19 May 2022 In her cross-examination Friday, Bonjean is expected to try to challenge Jane’s recollection of events and her motivations for changing her story after so many years. Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022 Many of us have had the experience of driving down the road, deep in our own thoughts yet still able to adhere to stop signs and red lights without having much recollection of doing so. Emily Holland, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Bay Area reporters had no recollection of Kapler saying it. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of recollection was in 1611

Phrases Containing recollection

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