Dictionary entryCEFR C1noun
recollection
IPA pronunciation: /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
Listen to the pronunciationRussian meaning
воспоминание, память
English definition
The ability to remember something, or a memory of something from the past.
Example
Her earliest recollection is of playing in the garden with her grandfather.
Collocations
- vague recollection
- have a recollection of
- beyond recollection
- childhood recollection
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