recollection

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

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

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act by which objects are voluntarily recalled to the memory or ideas are revived in the mind; the searching of the memory; reminiscence; remembrance.
2. n. The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period over which such power extends; remembrance: as, the events mentioned are not within my recollection.
3. n. That which is recollected; something recalled to mind.
4. n. The operation or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; collectedness.
5. n. =Syn. 1–3. Remembrance, Reminiscence, etc. See memory.

Wiktionary

1. n. 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. n. The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance.
3. n. That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence.
4. n. archaic (also spelled re-collection) The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.
5. n. Process of collecting again.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. 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. n. The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance; memory.
3. n. That which is recollected; something called to mind; reminiscence.
4. n. Archaic The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
2. n. the ability to recall past occurrences
3. n. something recalled to the mind