recallment

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English

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Etymology

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From recall +‎ -ment.

Noun

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recallment (uncountable)

  1. The act of bringing something back from one's memory; recall.
  2. The recalling of an action; the undoing of something.
    • 1845, Robert Browning, “[Dramatic Romances and Lyrics.] The Glove.”, in Poems [], new edition, volume II, London: Chapman & Hall, [], published 1849, →OCLC, page 414:
      Clement Marot stayed; I followed after, / And asked, as a grace what it all meant— / If she wished not the rash deed's recalment?

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for recallment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)