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Recital

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Noun

1. narration, recital, yarn

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

Example Sentences:
'his narration was hesitant'

2. recital

performance of music or dance especially by soloists

3. reading, recital, recitation

a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

Example Sentences:
'the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems'

4. recital

a detailed statement giving facts and figures

Example Sentences:
'his wife gave a recital of his infidelities'

5. recital

a detailed account or description of something

Example Sentences:
'he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Recital

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noun
1. 
a musical performance by a soloist or soloists
Compare concert (sense 1)
2. 
the act of reciting or repeating something learned or prepared
3. 
an account, narration, or description
4. 
a detailed statement of facts, figures, etc
5. (often plural) law
the preliminary statement in a deed showing the reason for its existence and leading up to and explaining the operative part

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Recital

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noun
1. 
a. 
a reciting; specif., a telling of facts, events, etc. in detail
b. 
what is so told; account, story, or description
2. 
a detailed statement
3. 
a musical or dance program given by a soloist, soloists, or small ensemble

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Recital

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n.
1. The act of reading or reciting in a public performance.
2. A very detailed account or report of something; a narration.
3. A public performance of music or dance, especially by a solo performer.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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