recollection
noun
rec·ol·lec·tion
ˌre-kə-ˈlek-shən 
1
a
: tranquility of mind
b
: religious contemplation
2
a
: the action or power of recalling to mind
b
: something recalled to the mind
Examples of recollection in a Sentence
Her recollection of the accident is very different from mine.
She has only a vague recollection of her seventh birthday party.
His novel is largely based on his own recollections of his childhood in the inner city.
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The innie and the outie are the same person, with the same temperament, but with no memory or recollection of the inverse world, and presumably none of the emotional baggage.
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Diana Budds, Curbed, 24 Jan. 2025
Dozens of Miami Herald readers — escorted on a chilly trip down memory lane by a Friday story chronicling the 30th anniversary of a morning when snow fell in Miami — responded by posting their own recollections on MiamiHerald.com.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
But several challenges can arise in maintaining accurate records:
• Subjectivity: Human memory can be fallible, and recollections of events may vary.
—Beth Worthy, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The reader only learns about the scene later, through Hyacinth’s conversations and recollections.
—Max Chapnick, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
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Diana Budds, Curbed, 24 Jan. 2025
Dozens of Miami Herald readers — escorted on a chilly trip down memory lane by a Friday story chronicling the 30th anniversary of a morning when snow fell in Miami — responded by posting their own recollections on MiamiHerald.com.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
But several challenges can arise in maintaining accurate records:
• Subjectivity: Human memory can be fallible, and recollections of events may vary.
—Beth Worthy, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The reader only learns about the scene later, through Hyacinth’s conversations and recollections.
—Max Chapnick, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Recollection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recollection. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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recollection
noun
rec·ol·lec·tion
ˌrek-ə-ˈlek-shən
1
: the action or power of recalling to mind
2
: something recalled to the mind
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