Definitions for recitation
ˌrɛs ɪˈteɪ ʃənrecita·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. recitationnoun

   written matter that is recited from memory

2. recitation, recital, readingnoun

   a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

   "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"

3. course session, class period, recitationnoun

   a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study

4. exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitationnoun

   systematic training by multiple repetitions

   "practice makes perfect"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recitationnoun

   The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.

2. recitationnoun

   The material recited.

3. recitationnoun

   A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recitationnoun

   Repetition; rehearsal.

   Etymology: from recite.

   If menaces of scripture fall upon men’s persons, if they are but the recitations and descriptions of God’s decreed wrath, and those decrees and that wrath have no respect to the actual sins of men; why should terrors restrain me from sin, when present advantage invites me to it? Henry Hammond.

   He used philosophical arguments and recitations. William Temple.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recitation

   A recitation in a general sense is the act of reciting from memory, or a formal reading of verse or other writing before an audience.Public recitation is the act of reciting a work of writing before an audience.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recitation

   Recitation is the act of verbally presenting or repeating information, usually in a structured or formal manner in front of an audience. This can include the recitation of poems, prose, prayers, and pieces of literature, often for the purpose of practice, teaching, or performance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recitationnoun

   the act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences

2. Recitationnoun

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

3. Recitationnoun

   the rehearsal of a lesson by pupils before their instructor

4. Etymology: [L. recitatio: cf. F. rcitation. See Recite.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recitation

   A recitation in a general sense is the act of reciting from memory, or a formal reading of verse or other writing before an audience.

Matched Categories

1. • Matter
   • Public Speaking
   • Session
   • Training

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How to pronounce recitation?

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How to say recitation in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of recitation in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of recitation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of recitation in a Sentence

1. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   We are students of words: we are shut up in schools, and colleges, and recitation-rooms, for ten or fifteen years, and come out at last with a bag of wind, a memory of words, and do not know a thing.

2. Hiram Sasser:

   So if they choose not to recite the pledge, they stand quietly. Nothing is forced on the child. kids can not be required to say it, but leading in the recitation of it is as constitutional as the national motto In God We Trust.

3. Hiram Sasser:

   Kids can not be required to say it, but leading in the recitation of it is as constitutional as the national motto In God We Trust, if singing God Bless America is good enough for New York, it should be good enough for New Jersey.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   I have the greatest respect for Sen. Sanders and he makes a passionate case against the big banks and his solution is recitation of Glass-Steagall, which would, in his view, lead to the breaking up of the big banks, that leaves out a huge part of the financial system. I don't want them to get away with that.

5. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   We are shut up in schools and college recitation rooms for ten or fifteen years, and come out at last with a bellyful of words and do not know a thing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=recitation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Recitation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=recitation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recitation
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recitation
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=recitation
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=recitation