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recollection vs remembering

remembering vs recollection

recollection and remembering both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recollection Yes No No No
remembering Yes No No No
As nouns, remembering is a hypernym of recollection; that is, remembering is a word with a broader meaning than recollection:
  • recollection: the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
  • remembering: the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
Other hypernyms of recollection include memory.
recollection (noun) remembering (noun)
the ability to recall past occurrences the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
something recalled to the mind
Difference between recollection and remembering

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