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Etymology
F. récollection.

Noun
recollection (plural: recollections)

1. The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the operation by which objects are recalled to the memory, or ideas revived in the mind; reminiscence; remembrance.
2. The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance; memory; as, an event within my recollection.
3. That which is recollected; something called to mind; reminiscence. One of his earliest recollections." Macaulay.
4. The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control. [Archaic]

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

Synonyms
reminiscence; remembrance. See Memory.

Translations
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Chinese: �� (jìyì, ji4yi4, simplified 记�)
Finnish: muisto, muistelu
Japanese: �� (���, kioku)

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