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recital

American  
[ri-sahyt-l] / rɪˈsaɪt l /

noun

  1. a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.

  2. a similar entertainment in a field other than music.

    a dance recital.

  3. a program or concert by dance or music students to demonstrate their achievements or progress.

  4. an act or instance of reciting.

  5. a formal or public delivery of something memorized.

  6. a detailed statement.

  7. an account, narrative, or description.

    He gave a recital of the things he'd been doing since we'd last seen him.
recital British  
/ rɪˈsaɪtəl /

noun

  1. a musical performance by a soloist or soloists Compare concert

  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

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Related Words

See narrative.

Other Word Forms

  • nonrecital noun
  • prerecital noun
  • recitalist noun

Etymology

Origin of recital

First recorded in 1505–15; recite + -al 2

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