memory, remembrance, recollection, reminiscence mean the capacity for or the act of remembering, or the thing remembered. memory applies both to the power of remembering …

Recollection definition: the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.. See examples of RECOLLECTION used in a sentence.

If you have a recollection of something, you remember it. He has vivid recollections of the trip.

Idiom to the best of my recollection (Definition of recollection from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

recollection (ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən) n 1. the act of recalling something from memory; the ability to remember 2. something remembered; a memory

Definition of recollection noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Recollection is either the process of remembering something or a specific memory. If someone says, "To the best of my recollection, I never met Ted," they're saying they tried to remember …

rec•ol•lec•tion /ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən/ n. [uncountable] the act or power of recollecting or remembering or recalling to mind: a sudden flash of recollection. something remembered; a …

Some common synonyms of recollection are memory, remembrance, and reminiscence. While all these words mean "the capacity for or the act of remembering, or the thing remembered," …

There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun recollection, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED's earliest …