noun
recollection
reh-kuh-LEHK-shuhn
noun
1
A memory of something from the past.
"Her recollection of the accident was hazy."
"He has no recollection of signing the contract."
2
The ability or act of remembering.
"To the best of my recollection, the meeting was on a Tuesday."
How to Use Recollection
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA memory, or the act of remembering something.
Common pairings
to the best of my recollection
vivid recollection
have no recollection of
Word Forms
recollections plural, recollections plural
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Etymology
From Latin recollectus, past participle of recolligere ("to gather again"), from re- plus colligere ("to collect").