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Recollection

Definition

(formal) The act or process of remembering something from the past, especially a pleasant or significant event. Often used in literary or philosophical contexts to explore the nature of memory and its relationship to personal identity.

Example Sentences

1The novelist's use of vivid imagery triggered a recollection of my own childhood summers spent by the lake.
2Is recollection a purely individual experience, or can collective memories shape our understanding of historical events?
3The artist's latest installation was a poignant recollection of her grandmother's stories from the war era.
4Philosophers have long debated the reliability of recollection as a means of accessing objective truth about the past.
5There is something melancholic about the recollection of past loves, a bittersweet nostalgia that can never be fully recaptured.

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