recollection

CEFRB2

/ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A memory of something from the past.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence.

Examples

  • I have a faint recollection of the event.

  • I have no clear recollection of meeting him before.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɹiˌkəˈlɛkʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance.

  2. The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.

  3. A spiritual retreat, especially one that is short.

More examples

In context

  • I have no recollection of seeing the man.

  • Alas that distant event isn't within my recollection anymore.

  • From such an education Charles contracted habits of gravity and recollection.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

After the car crash, she had no blank of the event, even with strong medical evidence.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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”).