Noun: recollection ,re-ku'lek-shun
- The ability to recall past occurrences
"His recollection of the accident was hazy";
- remembrance, anamnesis
- The process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
"he has total recollection of the episode";
- recall, reminiscence
- Something recalled to the mind
"Her recollection of childhood summers was filled with warmth and laughter"
Derived forms: recollections
Type of: memory, remembering, retention, retentiveness, retentivity
Encyclopedia: Recollection