recollection

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of calling to mind or recalling past experiences, facts, or information.

• The state of being able to remember something.

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Synonyms

memory , remembrance , remembrance , reminiscence , reminiscence

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with recollection
collection , relation , devotion , relation

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Variants

List of all variants of recollection that leads to same result
recollection , recollections , have no recollection , to the best of someone's recollection

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

recollections, recollecting, recollected

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From the Old French word 'recoller', meaning 'to gather, collect'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the human brain can store up to 1 petabyte of information? That's equivalent to about 500 million pages of text!

2. The ancient Greeks believed that the goddess Athena, the goddess of wisdom, could help people remember things.

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Related Concepts

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1. Memory: The mental faculty of retaining and recalling past experiences and information.

2. Autobiography: A genre of literature that focuses on an individual's life and experiences.

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Culture

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In literature, 'recollection' is often used as a theme in memoirs and autobiographies, where the author reflects on past experiences and memories. In art, it can be represented through paintings or sculptures that depict memories or scenes from the past.

How to Memorize "recollection"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a filing cabinet in your mind, where you store all your memories. When you need to recall a memory, you open the drawer with the correct label and retrieve the memory.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the memory with a strong emotional experience or a vivid image to make it easier to remember.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use acronyms, rhymes, or other memory techniques to help remember the information.

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