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(rĕsˊĭ-tā′shŭn)

Noun.

[L.

recitatio

: cf. F.

récitation

. See

The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences.

Hammond.

The delivery before an audience of something committed to memory, especially as an elocutionary exhibition; also, that which is so delivered.

(Colleges and Schools)

The rehearsal of a lesson by pupils before their instructor.

Noun.

[L. recitatio.]

Rehearsal; repetition of words.

In colleges and schools, the rehersal of a lesson by pupils before their instructor.

See also: recitation

récitation f ‎(plural récitations)