Recollection Meaning
/ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.
nounThe power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance.
Sentence Examples
I have a faint recollection of the event.
I have no recollection of seeing the man.
I have no clear recollection of meeting him before.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the car crash, she had no ____ of the event, even with strong medical evidence.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Her ____ of the event differed significantly from the account given by the other witnesses.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Now, at almost 90, he is hale and hearty, full of recollections, and retains a keen interest in life—a truly remarkable character and a great gentleman of the footplate."
— 1959 April 26, L. H. Leedham, “A Veteran of the M.S.L.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 279:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the car crash, she had no ____ of the event, even with strong medical evidence.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Her ____ of the event differed significantly from the account given by the other witnesses.