recitation (noun)
1recitation — recite ► VERB 1) repeat aloud or declaim from memory before an audience. 2) state (names, facts, etc.) in order. DERIVATIVES recitation noun reciter noun. ORIGIN Latin recitare read out …
2recitation — noun a) The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized. I shall now endeavor to give some account of the College.... Some then go to a recitation of the lesson they have learnt the previous evening. Some return to their rooms till… …
3recitation — late 15c., from O.Fr. récitation (14c.) or directly from L. recitationem, noun of action from recitare (see RECITE (Cf. recite)). Meaning repetition of a prepared lesson is first recorded 1770, Amer.Eng …
4recitation — noun 1) the recitation of his poem Syn: recital, saying aloud, declamation, rendering, rendition, delivery, performance 2) a recitation of her life story Syn: account, description, narration, narrative …
5recitation — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act of enumerating < a recitation of relevant details > 2. the act or an instance of reading or repeating aloud especially publicly 3. a. a student s oral reply to questions b. a class period especially in… …
6recitation — noun (C, U) an act of saying a poem, piece of literature etc that you have learned, for people to listen to: recitations from Shakespeare …
7recitation — UK [ˌresɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms recitation : singular recitation plural recitations 1) a performance in which you recite a poem or story 2) a long detailed spoken description of something …
8recitation — rec|i|ta|tion [ ,resı teıʃn ] noun count or uncount 1. ) a performance in which you recite a poem or story 2. ) a long detailed spoken description of something …
9recitation — /rɛsəˈteɪʃən/ (say resuh tayshuhn) noun 1. the act of reciting. 2. a reciting or repeating of something from memory, especially formally or publicly. 3. an elocutionary delivery of a piece of poetry or prose, without the text, before an audience …
10recitation-room — recitāˈtion room noun (N American) A classroom • • • Main Entry: ↑recite …
