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recollected
[
rek-
uh
-
lek
-tid
]
Origin
rec·ol·lect·ed
/
ˌrɛk
əˈlɛk
tɪd
/
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[
rek-
uh
-
lek
-tid
]
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adjective
1.
calm; composed.
2.
remembered; recalled.
3.
characterized by or given to contemplation.
Origin:
1620–30;
recollect
,
re-collect
+
-ed
2
Related forms
rec·ol·lect·ed·ly,
adverb
rec·ol·lect·ed·ness,
noun
un·rec·ol·lect·ed,
adjective
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. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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re-col·lect
/
ˌri
kəˈlɛkt
/
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[
ree-k
uh
-
lekt
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to collect, gather, or assemble again (something scattered).
2.
to rally (one's faculties, powers, spirits, etc.); recover or compose (oneself).
Origin:
1605–15
Can be confused:
re-collect,
recollect
.
rec·ol·lect
/
ˌrɛk
əˈlɛkt
/
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[
rek-
uh
-
lekt
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to recall to mind; recover knowledge of by memory; remember.
2.
to absorb (oneself) in spiritual meditation, especially during prayer.
verb (used without object)
3.
to have a
recollection
;
remember.
Origin:
1550–60;
<
Medieval Latin
recollēctus,
past participle of
recolligere
to remember, recollect (
Latin:
to gather up again);
see
re-
,
collect
1
Related forms
rec·ol·lec·tive,
adjective
rec·ol·lec·tive·ly,
adverb
rec·ol·lec·tive·ness,
noun
mis·rec·ol·lect,
verb
non·rec·ol·lec·tive,
adjective
EXPAND
self-rec·ol·lec·tive,
adjective
un·rec·ol·lec·tive,
adjective
COLLAPSE
Can be confused:
re-collect
,
recollect
.
Synonyms
1.
See
remember.
Antonyms
1.
forget.
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Word Origin & History
recollect
1559, from L. recollectus, pp. of recolligere, lit. "to collect again," from re- "again" + colligere "gather" (see
collect
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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