/rek'euh lek"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
2. something that is recollected: recollections of one's childhood.
[ 1635-45; récollection or ML recollection- (s. of recollectio ), equiv. to recollect ( us ) (see RECOLLECT) + -ion- -ION ]
Syn. 1. recall. 1, 2 . memory. 2. memoir.