All 3 Uses of
recollect
in
The Giver
- Jonas, nearing his home now, smiled at the recollection.
p. 4..5recollection = memory
- The speech was much the same each year: recollection of the time of childhood and the period of preparation, the coming responsibilities of adult life, the profound importance of Assignment, the seriousness of training to come.
p. 51..8 *
- But it was not a grasping of a thin and burdensome recollection; this was different.
p. 178..9
Definition:
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(recollect) to remember -- especially experiences from long agoeditor's notes: Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Relative to its synonyms, recollect brings to mind a leisurely piecing together of distant memories. It may be used in a less formal manner than remember and is almost always less formal than recall.