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recountal

[ ree-koun-tl ]

/ riˈkaʊn tl /

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noun

an act of recounting.

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Origin of recountal

First recorded in 1860–65; recount + -al²

Words nearby recountal

record label, record of achievement, record player, reco-reco, recount, recountal, recoup, recourse, recover, recoverable, recoverable error

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Example sentences from the Web for recountal

The story as told in his own language reads like the recountal of an everyday event.
Aircraft and Submarines|Willis J. Abbot.
The recountal of his performance would doubtless afford much entertainment to the pair in the post-office.
McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908|Various
Indeed, a recountal of the land battles of the war of 1812 would hardly be pleasant reading for Americans.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.
But the recountal of his romantic career must now yield to our chronological survey of the lesser naval events of the Revolution.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.

There is even in her village a beautiful and high monument of marble which sets forth all the recountal of her death.
Hetty's Strange History|Anonymous