recollection

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #17392

Meanings

1

noun
A memory of something from the past.

One of his earliest recollections is playing in his grandmother's garden.
2

noun
The act or ability of remembering things.

That distant event is no longer within my recollection.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a memory of something from... reminiscence

2 noun · the act or ability of... recall remembrance

More memory mind

Opposites

forgetfulness forgetness lethemisrecollectionoblivion obliviousness

Word family

Forms recollections

Derived forms misrecollectionnonrecollectionpseudorecollectionrecollective

Related forms recollect recollected

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Phrases (1)

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vivid recollection
a memory that remains clear and rich in detail

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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”).

*leǵ- Proto-Indo-European récollection French recollectus Latin

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# recollection

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 17392

## Meanings
1. A memory of something from the past.
2. The act or ability of remembering things.

## Examples
- One of his earliest recollections is playing in his grandmother's garden.
- That distant event is no longer within my recollection.

## Synonyms
- memory
- mind
- recall
- remembrance
- reminiscence

## Antonyms
- forgetfulness
- forgetness
- lethe
- misrecollection
- oblivion
- obliviousness

## Derived Forms
- misrecollection
- nonrecollection
- pseudorecollection
- recollective

## Related Forms
- recollect
- recollected

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *leǵ-
- Root: récollection
- Root: recollectus

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
Recollection 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”). Modern senses include a memory of something from the past. and the act or ability of remembering things.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as misrecollection, nonrecollection, pseudorecollection, and recollective and related forms such as recollect and recollected.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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