Rec'ol-lec'tion, n.

n. [O. Fr. recollection, Pr. recollectio, Sp. recoleccion.]

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.
3. That which is recollected; something called to mind; reminiscence. “One of his earliest recollections.” Macaulay.
4. The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self control. [Rare.]

From such an education Charles contracted habits of gravity and recollection which scarcely suited his time, of life. Robertson. Syn.—Memory; reminiscence; remembrance. See MEMORY.