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Meaning of 'recital' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Recital [ n.]
- The act of reciting; the repetition of the words of another, or of a document; rehearsal; as, the recital of testimony.
- A telling in detail and due order of the particulars of anything, as of a law, an adventure, or a series of events; narration.
- That which is recited; a story; a narration.
- A vocal or instrumental performance by one person; -- distinguished from concert; as, a song recital; an organ, piano, or violin recital.
- 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.

Meaning of 'recital' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . recital [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a detailed account or description of something
Example in sentence:
  • he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings
Meaning (2):
- the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
Example in sentence:
  • his narration was hesitant
Meaning (3):
- a detailed statement giving facts and figures
Example in sentence:
  • his wife gave a recital of his infidelities
Meaning (4):
- a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
Example in sentence:
  • the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems

Nearby Words:

recadency recalcitrant recalcitrate recalcitration recall recallable recallment recant recantation recanted

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