1.The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the operation by which objects are recalled to the memory, or ideas revived in the mind; reminiscence; remembrance.
2.The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance; memory; as, an event within my recollection.
3.That which is recollected; something called to mind; reminiscence. "One of his earliest recollections."
4.The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control. (Archaic) "From such an education Charles contracted habits of gravity and recollection."
...
