1. Noun
The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences.
2. Noun
The delivery before an audience of something committed to memory, especially as an elocutionary exhibition; also, that which is so delivered.
3. Noun
The rehearsal of a lesson by pupils before their instructor.
4. Noun
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"
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