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recollection (n.)

1590s, "a gathering together again," from French récollection (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin recollectionem (nominative recollectio), noun of action from past participle stem of recolligere (see recollect). Meaning "act of recalling to memory" is from 1680s; a thing or scene so recalled, from 1781.

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Definitions of recollection from WordNet

recollection (n.)
the ability to recall past occurrences;
Synonyms: remembrance / anamnesis
recollection (n.)
the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort);
Synonyms: recall / reminiscence
recollection (n.)
something recalled to the mind;
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