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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.