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recitation
[ res-i-tey-shuhn ]
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.
recitation
/ ËŒ°ùÉ›²õɪˈ³Ù±ðɪʃə²Ô /
noun
- the act of reciting from memory, or a formal reading of verse before an audience
- something recited
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of recitation1
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This recitation of names creates a powerful ritual.
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She only read the poem, and her recitation was interrupted at times by applause.
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Competitions in the main pavilion vary from dance to recitation, singing to brass bands.
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But he made up for it with a smarmy opening to his acceptance speech in which he gave a mournful minute-by-minute recitation of the assassination attempt.
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Her catchphrase has a specific cadence — one that easily evokes a laugh after every recitation.
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