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 and to what is remembered.

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

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.

1. The act or power of recollecting: He is not, to my recollection, a very good musician. 2. Something recollected: recollections of past holidays.

Dec 5, 2025 · recollection (countable and uncountable, plural recollections) Process of collecting again.

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

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 memory:[countable] He wrote …

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 Ted and couldn’t.

recollection meaning, definition, what is recollection: something from the past that you remembe...: Learn more.