recollection.
The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.
Meaning & usage
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.
Alas that distant event isn't within my recollection anymore.
That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence.
One of his earliest recollections.
The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.
From such an education Charles contracted habits of gravity and recollection.
In a world filled with media and electronic devices, recollection can be difficult.
A spiritual retreat, especially one that is short.
Where this word comes from
Via French récollection or the verb recollect, both from Latin recollectus, the past participle of recolligere (“to collect again”), itself from re- + colligere (“to gather”).
Process of collecting again.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English collection English recollection From re- + collection.
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