récits

Variant of récit

récit definition

ré·cit (rā sē′)

noun pl. -·cits′ (-sē′)

Literature a narrative, or story, esp. that part in which the events are recounted as distinguished from the parts containing commentary, description, dialogue, etc.

Etymology: Fr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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