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Webster 1913 Edition
Recital
1.
The act of reciting; the repetition of the words of another, or of a document; rehearsal;
as, the
. recital
of testimony2.
A telling in detail and due order of the particulars of anything, as of a law, an adventure, or a series of events; narration.
Addison.
3.
That which is recited; a story; a narration.
4.
(Mus.)
A vocal or instrumental performance by one person; – distinguished from concert;
as, a song
recital
; an organ, piano, or violin recital
.5.
(Law)
The formal statement, or setting forth, of some matter of fact in any deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded; the statement of matter in pleading introductory to some positive allegation.
Burn.
Syn. – Account; rehearsal; recitation; narration; description; explanation; enumeration; detail; narrative. See
Account
. Webster 1828 Edition
Recital
RECI'TAL
,Noun.
1.
Rehearsal; the repetition of the words of another or of a writing; as the recital of a deed; the recital of testimony.2.
Narration; a telling of the particulars of an adventure or of a series of events.3.
Enumeration.Definition 2024
recital
recital
See also: récital
English
Noun
recital (plural recitals)
- The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal
- The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration.
- That which is recited; a story, narration, account.
- A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist.
- (law) A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation.
Translations
narration — see narration
a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
Borrowing from English recital.
Noun
recital m (invariable)
- recital (theatrical recitation)