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recollection
What does recollection mean?
recollection (noun): the ability to recall past occurrences.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use recollection in a sentence?
How do you pronounce recollection?
/ˌɹɛkəˈlɛkʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of recollection?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “recollection” mean?
the ability to recall past occurrences
Right! That's what “recollection” means.
a generally accepted means of exchange
Not quite: that's what money means.
a particular point of time; an instant
Not quite: that's what moment means.
an account of real or fictional events
Not quite: that's what story means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “recollection”?
association
Not quite: association means something else.
development
Not quite: development means something else.
remembrance
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information
Not quite: information means something else.
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