re-collection

[ ree-kuh-lek-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of re-collecting or the state of being re-collected.

Word History and Origins

Origin of re-collection¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; re- + collection

Example Sentences

Recollection (which is really a re-collection of percepts) must precede Representation in the shape of mental images or pictures.

From Project Gutenberg

The date of this collection, or probably re-collection of the burgh laws, is 1470.

From Project Gutenberg

The rest I have overhauled, and included in this re-collection.

From Project Gutenberg