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recollection
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rec·ol·lec·tion  (rk-lkshn)
n.
1. The act or power of recollecting.
2. Something recollected.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.recollectionrecollection - the ability to recall past occurrences
retentiveness, retentivity, retention, memory - the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger"
2.recollection - the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode"
remembering, memory - the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father"
mind - recall or remembrance; "it came to mind"
reconstructive memory, reconstruction - recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
reproductive memory, reproduction - recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall
regurgitation - recall after rote memorization; "he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation"
3.recollection - something recalled to the mind
memory - something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost"

recollection
Translations
recollection [rɛkəˈlɛkʃən] nrecuerdo;
to the best of my recollection → que yo recuerde
recollection [rɛkəˈlɛkʃən] nsouvenir m;
to the best of my recollection → autant que je m'en souvienne
recollection [rɛkəˈlɛkʃən] recollect nErinnerung f;
to the best of my recollection recollect → soweit ich mich erinnern or entsinnen kann
recollection [rɛkəˈlɛkʃən] nricordo;
to the best of my recollection → per quello che mi ricordo


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