recitation
[ res-i-tey-shuh n ]
/ ˌrɛs ɪˈteɪ ʃən /
noun
an act of reciting.
a reciting or repeating of something from memory, especially formally or publicly.
oral response by a pupil or pupils to a teacher on a prepared lesson.
a period of classroom instruction.
an elocutionary delivery of a piece of poetry or prose, without the text, before an audience.
a piece so delivered or for such delivery.
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Origin of recitation
OTHER WORDS FROM recitation
non·rec·i·ta·tion, nounWords nearby recitation
reciprocity failure, recision, recit., recital, recitatif, recitation, recitative, recitativo, recite, reck, reckless
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British Dictionary definitions for recitation
recitation
/ (ˌrɛsɪˈteɪʃən) /
noun
the act of reciting from memory, or a formal reading of verse before an audience
something recited
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