01 n. The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the operation by which objects are recalled to the memory, or ideas revived in the min…
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The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the operation by which objects are recalled to the memory, or ideas revived in the mind; reminiscence; remembrance.
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2.
The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance; memory; as, an event within my recollection.
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That which is recollected; something called to mind; reminiscence.
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The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.[Archaic]“From such an education Charles contracted habits of gravity and recollection.” — Robertson.
Syn.
Reminiscence; remembrance. See Memory.