recollection

n.

1. The act or power of recollecting.
2. Something recollected.

noun

1. The power of retaining and recalling past experience: memory, recall, remembrance, reminiscence. See remember/forget.
2. An act or instance of remembering: memory, remembrance, reminiscence. See remember/forget.

IN BRIEF: The act or power of remembering. Also: What is remembered.

The next thing most like living one's life over again seems to be a recollection of that life, and to make that recollection as durable as possible by putting it down in writing. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: the ability to recall past occurrences
  Synonyms: remembrance, anamnesis

Meaning #2: the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
  Synonyms: recall, reminiscence

Meaning #3: something recalled to the mind

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - erindring, hukommelse

idioms:

• to the best of someone's recollection    så vidt man kan komme i tanke om

Nederlands (Dutch)
(bereik van) geheugen, herinnering, kalmte van geest, religieuze overpeinzing voor zover ik het mij herinner

Français (French)
n. - souvenir

idioms:

• to the best of someone's recollection    autant qu'il m'en souvienne

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erinnerung

idioms:

• to the best of someone's recollection    soweit jmd. sich erinnern kann

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανάμνηση, θύμηση, μνήμη, μνημονικό

idioms:

• to the best of someone's recollection    από όσο κανείς θυμάται, από όσο μπορεί να θυμηθεί

Italiano (Italian)
ricapitolazione, ricordo

idioms:

• to the best of someone's recollection    per quanto qualcuno ricordi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - recordação (f)

idioms:

• to the best of someone's recollection    "que eu saiba" (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
воспоминание

idioms:

• to the best of someone's recollection    насколько я помню

Español (Spanish)
n. - recuerdo

idioms:

• to the best of someone's recollection    que yo recuerde, si la memoria no le falla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - minne, fattning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
回忆, 记忆, 回忆起的事物, 记忆力, 往事

idioms:

• to the best of someone's recollection    就某人记忆所及

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 回憶, 記憶, 回憶起的事物, 記憶力, 往事

idioms:

• to the best of someone's recollection    就某人記憶所及

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 회상, 회상록, 기억력, 옛 생각

idioms:

• to the best of someone's recollection    누군가의 기억이 맞다면

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 思い起こすこと, 回想, 記憶力, 心の平静, 瞑想, 記憶, 追憶

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تذكر, ذاكرة بقدر ما يتذكر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זכירה, זיכרון‬

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