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The ability to recall past events or information or the act of doing so

A memory of a past thing, person or event

A sentimental recollection or wistful affection for a period in the past

A characteristic that is suggestive of something else

A period of reflection or thought

A perception or judgment of a situation

A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge

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Noun

The ability to recall past events or information or the act of doing so

“He may well be so distracted by these thoughts that his powers of recollection are put on hold.”

Noun

A memory of a past thing, person or event

“I remembered taking it out of my purse but had no recollection of what I did with it next.”

Noun

A sentimental recollection or wistful affection for a period in the past

Noun

A characteristic that is suggestive of something else

faint appearance

token of remembrance

confidential information

reinforcement for

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A period of reflection or thought

absent-mindedness

inattentiveness

self-absorption

serious thought

absence of mind

self-examination

self-contemplation

thought process

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

lack of concentration

lack of application

self-observation

self-questioning

contemplativeness

heart-searching

line of thought

self-reflection

careful thought

building castles in the air

thinking of other things

profound thought

staring into space

figment of the imagination

critical thinking

tendency to forget

train of thought

logical thinking

period of deliberation

period of contemplation

spell of contemplation

period of reflection

spell of deliberation

spell of reflection

accepted wisdom

castle-building

cross-examination

castles in the air

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Noun

A perception or judgment of a situation

personal feeling

way of thinking

sneaking suspicion

conceptualization^US

conceptualisation^UK

acknowledgement^UK

acknowledgment^US

characterization

frame of reference

rationalization^US

recognizance^US

rationalisation^UK

generalization^US

recognisance^UK

generalisation^UK

accepted wisdom

visualization^US

visualisation^UK

two cents' worth

line of thinking

ability to understand

ability to imagine

line of thought

conscious thought

view of the world

school of thought

differentiation

period of deliberation

period of contemplation

period of reflection

spell of deliberation

spell of contemplation

spell of reflection

two cents worth

where one is at

philosophizing^US

philosophising^UK

faintest notion

foggiest notion

acquiescence in

self-confession

concurrence with

cooperation with

shot in the dark

preconceived notion

considered opinion

preapprehension

feeling in one's bones

imaginativeness

way of looking at things

mental representation

flight of fancy

mental visualization

imaginative faculty

way of looking at it

careful thought

conceptualizations

hypothesizing^US

article of faith

unwavering belief

mirror of the mind

eye of the mind

conceptualisations

hypothesising^UK

stab in the dark

right of speech

right of free speech

out-of-body experience

sequence of images

ways of thinking

creative thought

from the perspective of

science of reasoning

science of thought

science of deduction

approximate calculation

rough calculation

ballpark figure

preconceived idea

nomen abstractum

castle in Spain

creation of the brain

castle in the air

imaginative power

attitude to life

chain of thought

line of reasoning

process of reasoning

mental gymnastics

traditional wisdom

logical thought

chain of reasoning

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Noun

A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge

historical account

piece of writing

personal history

personal record

personal narrative

personal account

curriculum vitae

trials and tribulations

sequence of events

editorial column

personal anecdote

textual examination

literature review

piece of research

publicity story

published writing

critical assessment

work of fiction

fictional account

piece of fiction

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