recital

[ ri-sahyt-l ]

/ rɪˈsaɪt l /

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noun

a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.

a similar entertainment in a field other than music: a dance recital.

a program or concert by dance or music students to demonstrate their achievements or progress.

an act or instance of reciting.

a formal or public delivery of something memorized.

a detailed statement.

an account, narrative, or description: He gave a recital of the things he'd been doing since we'd last seen him.

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Origin of recital

First recorded in 1505–15; recite + -al²

synonym study for recital

7. See narrative.

OTHER WORDS FROM recital

re·cit·al·ist, nounnon·re·cit·al, noun, adjectivepre·re·cit·al, noun

Words nearby recital

reciprocation, reciprocity, reciprocity failure, recision, recit., recital, recitation, recitative, recitativo, recite, reck

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How to use recital in a sentence

As an 88-key keyboard, the Recital measures 50 inches in width, which may be too large for some spaces.
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There were levels and evaluations and recitals where we had to play from memory the pieces we’d learned.
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Student recitals have already been streaming on Juilliard’s website, but Juilliard Live also includes live streams and recorded performances from all departments and divisions.
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I always just saw Maybelline mascara in the house, and sometimes she would put it on me for recitals or auditions.
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They’re hosting church services, weddings, graduations, dance recitals, concerts, stand-up comedy.
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It happened late in the day and captured about as much attention as a middle-school band recital.
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By age 4, Condoleezza had already given her first music recital.
One Woman's War on Gangs|Christine Pelisek|October 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She warbled and wobbled through the recital and was greeted with thunderous applause.
Dead Cool: Florence Foster Jenkins|Simon Doonan|July 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
There is no fear, here—at least not of something as insignificant as a recital.
Alice, Bratty in Wonderland|Nicole LaPorte|February 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He need not stop further study, but whatever else he learns let him at least practise this daily recital for one month.
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He produced a watch and studied it frowningly, then dismissed us and the recital of our troubles with a ponderous gesture.
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She eyed his crafty face narrowly, as she inquired whether there was any news, and listened to his recital of Toby Crackits story.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
More than once the young officer would have cut short the recital, but this Havelock would not permit.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
She is explaining a very sad “histoire” to the “type” next to her, intense in the recital of her woes.
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British Dictionary definitions for recital

recital

/ (rɪˈsaɪtəl) /

noun

a musical performance by a soloist or soloistsCompare concert (def. 1)

the act of reciting or repeating something learned or prepared

an account, narration, or description

a detailed statement of facts, figures, etc

(often plural) law the preliminary statement in a deed showing the reason for its existence and leading up to and explaining the operative part

Derived forms of recital

recitalist, noun

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