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recite
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recite
v.
tell, recount, relate; read; declaim, give a formal speech; count, list, enumerate
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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.
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recite
Verb
1. recite in elocution
(synonym) declaim
(hypernym) perform, execute, do
(hyponym) elocute
(entail) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
(derivation) recitation, recital, reading
2. repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"
(hypernym) repeat, echo
(hyponym) spell
(derivation) recitation
3. render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story"
(synonym) retell
(hypernym) re-create
(derivation) recitation, recital, reading
4. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
(synonym) tell, narrate, recount
(hypernym) inform
(hyponym) relate
(derivation) recital
5. specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"
(synonym) enumerate, itemize, itemise
(hypernym) name, identify
(hyponym) list, name
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réciter
v.
recite, chant; repeat, rehearse
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recita
nf.
recital, musical or artistic performance
