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Recitation
//ˌɹɛsɪˈteɪʃən// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized. countable, uncountable
"The recitation will air nationally and be featured at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida."
- 2 systematic training by multiple repetitions wordnet
- 3 The material recited. countable, uncountable
- 4 a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study wordnet
- 5 A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture. countable, uncountable
"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 the breakfast-bell, about seven or after. At eight the sludy bell rings. All must then go in their rooms and continue there, even if they have no lessons to learn, unless they attend a recitation which occupies an hour."
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- 6 a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance wordnet
- 7 A reiteration; a setting down, e.g. for ease of reference, of something previously established. countable, uncountable
- 8 written matter that is recited from memory wordnet
- 9 A part of a song's lyrics that is spoken rather than sung. countable, uncountable
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French récitation, from Latin recitatio, equivalent to recite + -ation.
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