recollective Definition

recollect
verb recollected, recollecting

1a. To recall to memory;

Thesaurus: recall, remember, reminisce on, remind oneself of, call up, call to mind, conjure up; Antonym: forget.
1b. To remember, especially with an effort.
2. To regain one's composure or resolution.

Example: She recollected herself and tried to smile
Form: recollect oneself (usually)
3. To gather something together; to collect it again.

Derivative: recollected
adj

Derivative: recollection

The act or power of recollecting.

A memory or reminiscence.
Thesaurus: remembrance, memory, recall, reminiscence, impression.

Something remembered.

Derivative: recollective
adj

Derivative: recollectively
adverb

Etymology: 16c: from Latin recolligere, recolectum to gather up or collect.