recollection

American  

[rek-uh-lek-shuhn] / ˌrɛk əˈlɛk ʃən /

noun

1. the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.

   Synonyms:

   memory, recall

2. something that is recollected: recollected.

   recollections of one's childhood.

   Synonyms:

   memoir, memory

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Other Word Forms

• misrecollection noun
• nonrecollection noun
• self-recollection noun

Etymology

Origin of recollection

1635–45; < French récollection or Medieval Latin recollēctiōn- (stem of recollēctiō ), equivalent to recollēct ( us ) ( recollect ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

They will have no recollection of the 20th century.

From The Wall Street Journal

The mood you were in at the time of reminiscence left emotional fingerprints on the memory, as neurons activated by your mental environment synced up with those activated by the recollection.

From Los Angeles Times

“A Child’s Christmas in Wales” aptly reflects the way that holiday images randomly flare up and recede within the bright hearth of recollection, memories made mutable by the passage of time.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet Edward’s recollection is vague and doesn’t jibe with the observations of his doctor and the local constable.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s a personal book, thick with narrative and recollection and, unsurprisingly, a pleasure to cook from.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• memoir
• remembrance
• reminiscence