recitation

The definition of a recitation is the telling of details, or the act of saying something that’s been memorized out loud, or the thing that is read.

(noun)

  1. An example of a recitation is telling a policeman what happened at a crime scene one more time.
  2. An example of a recitation is a student saying a poem that they memorized as part of their classwork.
  3. An example of a recitation is the poem that each student memorized.

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See recitation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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
    1. a reciting by pupils of answers to questions on a prepared lesson
    2. a class meeting or period in which this occurs

Origin: L recitatio

See recitation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. The act of reciting memorized materials in a public performance.
    b. The material so presented.
  2. a. Oral delivery of prepared lessons by a pupil.
    b. The class period within which this delivery occurs.

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