self-recollection

self-rec·ol·lec·tion

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Definitions of self-recollection word

noun self-recollection the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance. 1
noun self-recollection something that is recollected: recollections of one's childhood. 1

before 1635

One of the 43% oldest English words

1635-45; < French récollection or Medieval Latin recollēctiōn- (stem of recollēctiō), equivalent to recollēct(us) (see recollect) + -iōn- -ion

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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