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Meaning of 'recitation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Recitation [ n.]
- The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences.
- The delivery before an audience of something committed to memory, especially as an elocutionary exhibition; also, that which is so delivered.
- The rehearsal of a lesson by pupils before their instructor.

Meaning of 'recitation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . recitation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- systematic training by multiple repetitions
Example in sentence:
  • practice makes perfect
Meaning (2):
- 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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