recollection
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recollection¹
- /ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃən/
Rhymes with -ɛkʃən
Where it comes from
Via French récollection or the verb recollect, both from Latin recollectus, the past participle of recolligere (“to collect again”), itself from re- + colligere (“to gather”).
noun recollections · re-collection
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The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.
Similar: reminiscence, remembrance
- The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance. Alas that distant event isn't within my recollection anymore.
- That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence. One of his earliest recollections.
- The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control. From such an education Charles contracted habits of gravity and recollection.
- A spiritual retreat, especially one that is short.
Similar: reminiscence, remembrance, memory, mind, recall, recollection · Opposite: lethe, misrecollection, forgetfulness, forgetness, oblivion, obliviousness
recollection²
- /ɹiˌkəˈlɛkʃən/
noun recollections · re-collection
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Process of collecting again.
Similar: memory, remembrance, reminiscence
Similar: mind, recall, recollection · Opposite: lethe, misrecollection, forgetfulness, forgetness, oblivion, obliviousness
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: anamnesis, remembrance, recall, remember, remembering, reminder, memorial, memento, memory, souvenir, keepsake, mind, knowledge, commemoration, token, version
noun
Similar: reminiscence, remembrance, memory, mind, recall, recollection · Opposite: lethe, misrecollection, forgetfulness, forgetness, oblivion, obliviousness
noun
Similar: mind, recall, recollection · Opposite: lethe, misrecollection, forgetfulness, forgetness, oblivion, obliviousness
Translations
Every language
noun act of recalling to the memory
| 한국어 | 기억 gieok, 회상 hoesang |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 記憶 kioku, 思い出 omoide, 回想 kaisō |
| 中文 | 回憶 /回忆 huíyì |
| हिन्दी | सुमिरण sumiraṇ, सुमिरन sumiran |
| Português | recordação |
| Français | souvenir |
| Deutsch | Erinnerung, Rückbesinnung |
| Ελληνικά | ανάμνηση anámnisi, αναθύμηση anathýmisi, αναπόληση anapólisi |
| Română | reamintire |
| Русский | воспомина́ние vospominánije |
noun power of recalling ideas to the mind
| Português | memória, recordações |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | ανάμνηση anámnisi |
| Română | amintire |
| Русский | сосредото́ченность sosredotóčennostʹ, со́бранность sóbrannostʹ |
noun that which is called to mind
| Español | recordación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 記憶 kioku, 思い出 omoide, 回想 kaisō |
| हिन्दी | सुमिरण sumiraṇ, सुमिरन sumiran |
| Português | recordação |
| Ελληνικά | ανάμνηση anámnisi, θύμηση thýmisi, μνήμη mními |
| Русский | воспомина́ние vospominánije |
Talk about this word "recollection." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/recollection. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. recollection. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/recollection "recollection." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/recollection.Cite this
@misc{recollection_2026,
title = {recollection},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recollection},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
