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recalls

[v. ri-kawl; n. ri-kawl, ree-kawl for 7–9, 12, 13; ree-kawl for 10, 11] Origin

re·call

[v. ri-kawl; n. ri-kawl, ree-kawl for 7–9, 12, 13; ree-kawl for 10, 11]
verb (used with object)
1.
to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
2.
to call back; summon to return: The army recalled many veterans.
3.
to bring (one's thoughts, attention, etc.) back to matters previously considered: He recalled his mind from pleasant daydreams to the dull task at hand.
4.
International Law. to summon back and withdraw the office from (a diplomat).
5.
to revoke or withdraw: to recall a promise.
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6.
to revive.
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noun
7.
an act of recalling.
8.
recollection; remembrance.
9.
the act or possibility of revoking something.
10.
the removal or the right of removal of a public official from office by a vote of the people taken upon petition of a specified number of the qualified electors.
11.
Also called callback. a summons by a manufacturer or other agency for the return of goods or a product already shipped to market or sold to consumers but discovered to be defective, contaminated, unsafe, or the like.
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12.
a signal made by a vessel to recall one of its boats.
13.
a signal displayed to direct a racing yacht to sail across the starting line again.
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Recalls is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1575–85; re- + call

re·call·a·ble, adjective
un·re·call·a·ble, adjective
un·re·called, adjective


1. See remember. 5. rescind, retract, recant, repeal; annul. 7. memory. 9. revocation, retraction, repeal, withdrawal, recantation; nullification.


1. forget.

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Word Origin & History

recall
1582, "to bring back by calling upon," from re- "back, again" + call (q.v.); in some cases a loan-translation of M.Fr. rappeler (see repeal) or L. revocare (see revoke). Sense of "bring back
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to memory" is from 1611. U.S. political sense of "removal of an elected official" is recorded from 1902. The noun is first recorded 1611.
COLLAPSE
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Medical Dictionary

recall re·call (rĭ-kôl')
v. re·called, re·call·ing, re·calls
To remember; recollect. n. (rē'kôl')
The ability to remember information or experiences.

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