recollective
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rec·ol·lect
(rĕk′ə-lĕkt′)v. rec·ol·lect·ed, rec·ol·lect·ing, rec·ol·lects
v.tr.
To use one's memory to become aware of (something); recall to mind.
v.intr.
Idiom: To remember something; have a recollection.
recollect (oneself)
To become aware of one's immediate situation or purpose after a distraction: recollected myself after the interruption.
[Medieval Latin recolligere, recollēct-, from Latin, to gather up : re-, re- + colligere, to collect; see collect1.]
rec′ol·lec′tive adj.
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Adj. | 1. | recollective - good at remembering; "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory" |
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