recollection

/ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃən/

recollection noun: the act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.

Noun (1)

recollection (usually uncountable, plural recollections)

(usually) The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.

Synonyms:

reminiscence, remembrance
(usually) The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance.
- Alas that distant event isn't within my recollection anymore.
(usually) That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence.
- 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
(archaic, usually) The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.
- From such an education Charles contracted habits of gravity and recollection.
- In a world filled with media and electronic devices, recollection can be difficult.
(usually) A spiritual retreat, especially one that is short.

Noun (2)

IPA/ɹiˌkəˈlɛkʃən/

recollection (countable and uncountable, plural recollections)

Process of collecting again.

Synonyms:

memory, remembrance, reminiscence

recollection meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

recollection in Hindi

act of recalling to the memory: सुमिरण sumiraṇ, सुमिरन sumiran
that which is called to mind: सुमिरण sumiraṇ, सुमिरन sumiran

recollection in Tamil

நினைவாற்றல், நினைவு கூர்தல், நினைவுமீட்டல், நினைவுறல், மீட்டறிதல், மீட்டுணர்தல்

recollection in Marathi

recollection: स्मृती smrutī

recollection in Urdu

recollection: حافظہ hāfiza, یاد yād, سمرتی smritī

More languagesFewer languages

recollection in Bengali: ইয়াদ iẏad
recollection in Telugu: స్మృతి smr̥ti, జ్ఞప్తి jñapti
recollection in Malayalam: അനുസ്മരണം anusmaraṇaṁ, നിനവ് ninavŭ
recollection in Kannada: ನೆನವು, ನೆನವರಿಕೆ
recollection in Gujarati: સ્મરણ smaraṇ
recollection in Odia: ଦିଲ୍ dil

Examples of recollection in a sentence

In his epistemology, Plato maintains that our knowledge of universal concepts is a kind of recollection.
My recollection of that event is fuzzy.
The speaker took us on a trip down memory lane with his recollections of village life fifty years ago.

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Antonyms

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Forms of recollection

plural	recollections
alternative form	re-collection

Plural of recollection: recollections

Origin of recollection

Via French récollection or the verb recollect, both from Latin recollectus, the past participle of recolligere (“to collect again”), itself from re- + colligere (“to gather”).

From re- + collection.

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Questions about recollection

What does recollection mean?: Recollection means the act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.
What is recollection in Hindi?: Recollection in Hindi is सुमिरण (sumiraṇ), सुमिरन (sumiran). See Recollection meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is recollection?: Recollection is a noun.
How do you pronounce recollection?: Recollection is pronounced /ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃən/.
What is the plural of recollection?: The plural of recollection is recollections.

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