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recallment

recallment noun: the act of bringing something back from one's memory; recall.

Noun

recallment (uncountable)

  1. The act of bringing something back from one's memory; recall.
  2. The recalling of an action; the undoing of something.
    • Clement Marot stayed; I followed after, / And asked, as a grace what it all meant— / If she wished not the rash deed's recalment?1845, Robert Browning, “[Dramatic Romances and Lyrics.] The Glove.”, in Poems […], new edition, volume II, London: Chapman & Hall, […], published 1849, →OCLC, page 414

Origin of recallment

From recall + -ment.

Questions about recallment

What does recallment mean?
Recallment means the act of bringing something back from one's memory; recall.
What part of speech is recallment?
Recallment is a noun.

Words near recallment in the dictionary

  1. recalling
  2. recallings
  3. recallism
  4. recallist
  5. recallists
  6. recallment
  7. recalls
  8. recalment
  9. recals
  10. Recalt
  11. Recalts

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