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recitation

[ res-i-tey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act of reciting.
  2. a reciting or repeating of something from memory, especially formally or publicly.
  3. oral response by a pupil or pupils to a teacher on a prepared lesson.
  4. a period of classroom instruction.
  5. an elocutionary delivery of a piece of poetry or prose, without the text, before an audience.
  6. a piece so delivered or for such delivery.


recitation

/ ËŒ°ùÉ›²õɪˈ³Ù±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. the act of reciting from memory, or a formal reading of verse before an audience
  2. something recited
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôr±ð³¦Â·¾±Â·³Ù²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of recitation1

1475–85; < Latin °ù±ð³¦¾±³ÙÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of °ù±ð³¦¾±³ÙÄå³Ù¾±Å ), equivalent to °ù±ð³¦¾±³ÙÄå³Ù ( us ) (past participle of °ù±ð³¦¾±³ÙÄå°ù±ð to recite ) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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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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