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Definition of Recollection
1. Noun. The ability to recall past occurrences.
Exact synonyms: Anamnesis, Remembrance
Generic synonyms: Memory, Retention, Retentiveness, Retentivity
Derivative terms: Anamnestic, Remember, Remember, Remember, Remember, Remember
Generic synonyms: Memory, Retention, Retentiveness, Retentivity
Derivative terms: Anamnestic, Remember, Remember, Remember, Remember, Remember
2. Noun. The process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort). "He has total recall of the episode"
Exact synonyms: Recall, Reminiscence
Generic synonyms: Memory, Remembering
Specialized synonyms: Mind, Reconstruction, Reconstructive Memory, Reproduction, Reproductive Memory, Regurgitation
Derivative terms: Recall, Recollect, Reminisce, Reminiscent
Generic synonyms: Memory, Remembering
Specialized synonyms: Mind, Reconstruction, Reconstructive Memory, Reproduction, Reproductive Memory, Regurgitation
Derivative terms: Recall, Recollect, Reminisce, Reminiscent
3. Noun. Something recalled to the mind.
Generic synonyms: Memory
Definition of Recollection
1. 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 mind; reminiscence; remembrance.
Definition of Recollection
1. collection [n -S] - See also: collection
Medical Definition of Recollection
1. In renal physiology, a technique in which a known fluid is infused into a renal tubule lumen at one point and collected for analysis by a second micropipette further downstream. Origin: re-+ L. Collectus, pp. Of colligo, to collect (05 Mar 2000)