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recollection

re·col·lec·tion

UK/ɹiˌkəˈlɛkʃən/ US/ˌrɛkʌˈlɛkʃʌn/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

the ability to recall past occurrences

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2.

the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

  • “he has total recall of the episode”
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3.

something recalled to the mind

Origin

Via French récollection or the verb recollect, both from Latin recollectus, the past participle of recolligere (“to collect again”), itself from re- + colligere (“to gather”).

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