recollection

[ rek-uh-lek-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.

   Synonyms: memory, recall

2. something that is recollected: recollected:

   recollections of one's childhood.

   Synonyms: memoir, memory

Other Words From

• misrec·ol·lection noun
• nonrec·ol·lection noun
• self-recol·lection noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of recollection¹

1635–45; < French récollection or Medieval Latin recollēctiōn- (stem of recollēctiō ), equivalent to recollēct ( us ) ( recollect ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Questioning Mr Bailey on his recollection of events, counsel to the inquiry Francesca Whitelaw said: “It is fair to say the poisoning had a very significant mental and physical impact on you?”

From BBC

Prompted by her recollection, I reminisced about the tenderness of listening from the doorway as my father read Goodnight, Moon to my sons, and how I missed the reassurance of his presence, this Navy officer who passed away five years ago.

From Salon

Our reporting of it is therefore partly based on the immediate recollection of our undercover journalist - an established method in German investigative reporting.

From BBC

Letby said said she had no recollection of the incident.

From BBC

Ms Freemantle publicly expressed her "deepest sorrow" and said she had "no recollection of what took place".

From BBC

Related Words

• memoir
• remembrance
• reminiscence