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recitation definition

reci·ta·tion (res′ə tā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a reciting, as of facts, events, etc.; recital
    1. a saying aloud in public of something memorized
    2. a piece of prose or verse memorized for this
  3. ☆
    1. a reciting by pupils of answers to questions on a prepared lesson
    2. a class meeting or period in which this occurs

Etymology: L recitatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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