- 1[uncountable] the ability to remember something; the act of remembering something synonym memory recollection (of doing something) I have no recollection of meeting her before. recollection (of something) 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[countable] a thing that you remember from the past synonym memory to have a clear/vivid/dim/vague recollection of something his early recollections of his father
Check pronunciation: recollection