Recollection of the distant events is difficult.
This has been the hottest summer within my recollection.
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under memory. (Cf. ↑memory)a vivid recollection of a dream.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
rec·ol·lec·tion — /ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 [noncount] : the act of remembering something or the ability to remember something Her recollection of the accident is very different from mine. To the best of my recollection [=from what I can remember], I only… … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
lec — al·ve·o·lec·to·my; an·ti in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism; an·ti in·tel·lec·tu·al·ist; bo·lec·tion; cen·tro·lec·i·thal; co·lec·ti·vo; col·lec·ta·nea; col·lec·tar·i·um; col·lec·tion; col·lec·tiv·ism; col·lec·tiv·i·ty; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·lec·tiv·ize;… … English syllables
rec — ad·rec·tal; ar·rec·tor; cor·rec·tant; cor·rec·tion; cor·rec·tion·al; cor·rec·ti·tude; cor·rec·tor; di·rec·tion·al; di·rec·tion·al·i·ty; di·rec·tion·al·ize; di·rec·tion·al·ly; di·rec·tion·ize; di·rec·tion·less; di·rec·tive·ly; di·rec·tive·ness;… … English syllables
recollection — rec•ol•lec•tion [[t]ˌrɛk əˈlɛk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act or power of recalling to mind; remembrance 2) something recollected • Etymology: 1635–45; < F récollection or ML recollēctiō; see recollect, tion … From formal English to slang
recollection — rec|ol|lec|tion [ˌrekəˈlekʃən] n formal 1.) something from the past that you remember ▪ My earliest recollections are of my mother bending over my cot. 2.) [U] an act of remembering something have no recollection (of sth) (=not remember) ▪ I have … Dictionary of contemporary English
recollection — rec|ol|lec|tion [ ,rekə lekʃn ] noun uncount the ability to remember something that has happened: To the best of my recollection, we ve never met. a. count a memory of something: She was only three, and has only a vague recollection of these… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Misrecollection — Mis*rec ol*lec tion, n. Erroneous or inaccurate recollection. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Recollection — Rec ol*lec tion (r?k ?l*l?k sh?n), n. [Cf. F. r[ e]collection.] 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
past recollection recorded — past rec·ol·lec·tion re·cord·ed / ˌre kə lek shən / n: a witness s written account of a past event prepared at a time when his or her memory of it was fresh; also: an exception to the hearsay rule allowing admission of such an account into… … Law dictionary
