re-collection

[ ree-kuh-lek-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of re-collecting or the state of being re-collected.

Word History and Origins

Origin of re-collection¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; re- + collection

Example Sentences

In their book Re-collection, co-authors Jon Ippolito and Richard Rinehart quote an industry lawyer who, in a letter to the U.S.

From Slate

But Professor Ippolito, who is a co-author of a new book on digital preservation called “Re-collection: Art, New Media, and Social Memory,” said that giving people the tools to record their activities on Facebook and other sites was important to allow people to regain control over their own data.

From New York Times

The inquest has been a gathering up, a re-collection of all the elements of the day, put under rigorous scrutiny by Lady Justice Hallett and her excellent team.

From BBC

The rest I have overhauled, and included in this re-collection.

From Project Gutenberg

Of what followed I have no re-collection, Maramy told me afterwards that I staggered across the stream, which was not above my hips, and fell down at the foot of a tree on the other side.

From Project Gutenberg