rec·ol·lec·tion

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 met them once.

2 [count] : something from the past that is remembered :memory

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.

He says he has no recollection of what happened. [=he doesn't remember what happened]


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  • rec|ol|lec|tion — «REHK uh LEHK shuhn», noun. 1. the act or power of recalling to mind: »Recollection of the distant events is difficult. 2. memory; remembrance: »This has been the hottest summer within my recollection. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under memory. (Cf. ↑ …   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

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