recitation (noun)

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• recitation — recite ► VERB 1) repeat aloud or declaim from memory before an audience. 2) state (names, facts, etc.) in order. DERIVATIVES recitation noun reciter noun. ORIGIN Latin recitare read out …   English terms dictionary

• recitation — noun a) The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized. I shall now endeavor to give some account of the College.... Some then go to a recitation of the lesson they have learnt the previous evening. Some return to their rooms till… …   Wiktionary

• recitation — late 15c., from O.Fr. récitation (14c.) or directly from L. recitationem, noun of action from recitare (see RECITE (Cf. recite)). Meaning repetition of a prepared lesson is first recorded 1770, Amer.Eng …   Etymology dictionary

• recitation — noun 1) the recitation of his poem Syn: recital, saying aloud, declamation, rendering, rendition, delivery, performance 2) a recitation of her life story Syn: account, description, narration, narrative …   Thesaurus of popular words

• recitation — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act of enumerating < a recitation of relevant details > 2. the act or an instance of reading or repeating aloud especially publicly 3. a. a student s oral reply to questions b. a class period especially in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• recitation — noun (C, U) an act of saying a poem, piece of literature etc that you have learned, for people to listen to: recitations from Shakespeare …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• recitation — UK [ˌresɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms recitation : singular recitation plural recitations 1) a performance in which you recite a poem or story 2) a long detailed spoken description of something …   English dictionary

• recitation — rec|i|ta|tion [ ,resı teıʃn ] noun count or uncount 1. ) a performance in which you recite a poem or story 2. ) a long detailed spoken description of something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• recitation — /rɛsəˈteɪʃən/ (say resuh tayshuhn) noun 1. the act of reciting. 2. a reciting or repeating of something from memory, especially formally or publicly. 3. an elocutionary delivery of a piece of poetry or prose, without the text, before an audience …  

• recitation-room — recitāˈtion room noun (N American) A classroom • • • Main Entry: ↑recite …   Useful english dictionary

• mystic recitation — noun The recitation of parts of the Greek liturgy in an inaudible voice • • • Main Entry: ↑mystic …   Useful english dictionary