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recital

nounattested in dialogue

  • //ɹɪˈsaɪtl̩//

The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal

noun

  1. 1

    The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal

  2. 2

    The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration.

  3. 3

    That which is recited; a story, narration, account.

  4. 4

    A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist.

    perform a piano recital

  5. 5

    A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English cite English recite Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English recital From recite + -al.

Forms

plural
recitals
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

Rank among the words of the OpenSubtitles 2018 corpus — film and television subtitles, so spoken rather than written usage (CC BY-SA 3.0).