noun (formal)
1 [U] ~ (of sth / of doing sth) the ability to remember sth; the act of remembering sth
SYNMEMORY:
I have no recollection of meeting her before. * My recollection of events differs from his. * To the best of my recollection (= if I remember correctly) I was not present at that meeting.
2 [C] a thing that you remember from the past
SYNMEMORY:
to have a clear / vivid / dim / vague recollection of sth * his early recollections of his father
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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