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recollection
[
ree-k
uh
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lek
-sh
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n
]
Example Sentences
re-col·lec·tion
/
ˌri
kəˈlɛk
ʃən
/
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[
ree-k
uh
-
lek
-sh
uh
n
]
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noun
the act of re-collecting or the state of being re-collected.
Origin:
1590–1600;
re-
+
collection
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He became one by the time he wrote this
recollection
of some of his friends.
No one to my
recollection
was ever late to one of these meeting.
He also thought that instruction and contact with the world were only necessary for our
recollection
of this knowledge.
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He became one by the time he wrote this
recollection
of some of his friends.
No one to my
recollection
was ever late to one of these meeting.
He also thought that instruction and contact with the world were only necessary for our
recollection
of this knowledge.
Erasing frightening memories may be possible during a brief period after
recollection
.
Also, my
recollection
is that my family did more or less play lawn darts by the rules, contrary to the article's suggestion.
Clark's trial and said he had no
recollection
of the defense lawyer being intoxicated.
The next bubble occurs when the next generation comes up ie people with no
recollection
of the previous bubble.
Both these soldiers had no
recollection
of the events.
The
recollection
of many fabulous occasions you provided under your leadership will be cherished forever.
My
recollection
of inflation rates would suggest that the graph simply reflects inflation expectations.
All theories of memory acknowledge that remembering requires two cooperating processes: familiarity and
recollection
.
Sigmund each have a different
recollection
of how they met.
My
recollection
of the early versions of the system may have been more usable and viable today.
Burton began with the
recollection
of other guests at the bungalow colony that they had heard a.
One
recollection
remains clear and pleasant, however.
He was around her the night of the murder, but has no
recollection
of the events surrounding her death.
Brenner's theme was the kind of
recollection
common to all.
Specialists were also divided over whether it is possible to repress for years the
recollection
of multiple murders.
They note that patients have no conscious
recollection
of things said in their presence while they are under anesthesia.
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Dictionary.com Unabridged
rec·ol·lec·tion
/
ˌrɛk
əˈlɛk
ʃən
/
Show Spelled
[
rek-
uh
-
lek
-sh
uh
n
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
the act or power of
recollecting
,
or recalling to mind; remembrance.
2.
something that is
recollected
:
recollections of one's childhood.
Origin:
1635–45;
<
French
récollection
or
Medieval Latin
recollēctiōn-
(stem of
recollēctiō
), equivalent to
recollēct
(
us
) (
see
recollect
) +
-iōn-
-ion
Related forms
mis·rec·ol·lec·tion,
noun
non·rec·ol·lec·tion,
noun
self-rec·ol·lec·tion,
noun
Synonyms
1.
recall.
1, 2.
memory.
2.
memoir.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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recollection
(ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən)
—
n
1.
the act of recalling something from memory; the ability to remember
2.
something remembered; a memory
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