self-recollection

rec·ol·lec·tion

[rek-uh-lek-shuhn]
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

mis·rec·ol·lec·tion, noun
non·rec·ol·lec·tion, noun
self-rec·ol·lec·tion, noun


1. recall. 1, 2. memory. 2. memoir.
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recollection (ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the act of recalling something from memory; the ability to remember
2.  something remembered; a memory

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