noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A recitation.

   "During these public recitings (and performances) of verse, an audience (sometimes a jury of experts and a lay audience) judges the performers."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of recite form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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Example

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"Sami was reciting the Quran in Arabic."

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