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1. recollection
noun. ['ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən'] the ability to recall past occurrences.
Synonyms
- retentiveness
- retention
- remembrance
- memory
- retentivity
Antonyms
- intellectual
- disobey
- volatile storage
- software
Etymology
- collection (English)
- re- (English)
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Rhymes with Recollection
- overprotection
- introspection
- interconnection
- circumspection
- reinspection
- predilection
- disinfection
- disconnection
- preelection
- interjection
- imperfection
- disaffection
- resurrection
- reflection
- reelection
- redirection
- projection
- intersection
- insurrection
- inspection
- inflection
- convection
- confection
- complexion
- selection
- rejection
- protection
- perfection
- objection
- injection
Sentences with recollection
1. Noun, singular or mass
It is always best for you to have a clear recollection of the events as they occurred.
Quotes about recollection
1. Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record.
- Andre Maurois
2. On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer up my sincere thanks to the Almighty, the Creator and Preserver.
- William Bartram
3. In love, unlike most other passions, the recollection of what you have had and lost is always better than what you can hope for in the future.
- Stendhal
2. recollection
noun. ['ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən'] the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort).
Synonyms
- reconstruction
- remembering
- recall
- reconstructive memory
- reproduction
- mind
- regurgitation
- reminiscence
- memory
Antonyms
- give
- issue
- neglect
- nonintellectual
Etymology
- collection (English)
- re- (English)
3. recollection
noun. ['ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən'] something recalled to the mind.
Antonyms
- nonvolatile storage
Etymology
- collection (English)
- re- (English)