recollective

adjective

rec·​ol·​lec·​tive

¦rekə¦lektiv

1

: of or relating to recollection : recollected

2

: having the power of recollecting

recollectively

-tə̇vlē

adverb

recollectiveness

-tivnə̇s

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

recollect + -ive

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