recollection

  1. Noun.  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.
  2. Noun.  The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance.
  3. Noun.  That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence.
  4. Noun.  (archaic) (also spelled re-collection) The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.

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