1. Noun
The act of reciting; the repetition of the words of another, or of a document; rehearsal; as, the recital of testimony.
2. Noun
A telling in detail and due order of the particulars of anything, as of a law, an adventure, or a series of events; narration.
3. Noun
That which is recited; a story; a narration.
4. Noun
A vocal or instrumental performance by one person; -- distinguished from concert; as, a song recital; an organ, piano, or violin recital.
5. Noun
The formal statement, or setting forth, of some matter of fact in any deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded; the statement of matter in pleading introductory to some positive allegation.
6. Noun
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"
Vocabulary classified under Linguistics
7. Noun
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"
Vocabulary classified under Linguistics
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