Plural of recollection

regular plural

The plural of recollection is recollections.

Forms of recollection

Singular	recollection /ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃən/
Plural	recollections /ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃənz/
Countable	usually uncountable

One of his earliest recollections.
Now, at almost 90, he is hale and hearty, full of recollections, and retains a keen interest in life—a truly remarkable character and a great gentleman of the footplate.1959 April, L. H. Leedham, “A Veteran of the M.S.L.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 279
The speaker took us on a trip down memory lane with his recollections of village life fifty years ago.From the entry memory lane
Recollections from a hundred heist films interrupted, racing across his cinemaphile's brain.2014, Paul Di Filippo, Neutrino Drag: Stories, →ISBN. From the entry cinemaphile
He became oblivious to his surroundings as his recollections engulfed his attention.2006, Mignon C. Reynolds, “To Believe and to See”, in Life as Bonkers: A Canine Adventure of Discovery, Friendship, Interplanetary…. From the entry rememberize

noun The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.
noun The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance.
noun That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence.

What is the plural of recollection?: The plural of recollection is recollections.
Is recollection countable?: Recollection is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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