"recital" Definition

Definitions for the word "recital" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
The act of reciting; the repetition of the words of another, or of a document; rehearsal; as, the recital of testimony.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
A telling in detail and due order of the particulars of anything, as of a law, an adventure, or a series of events; narration.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
That which is recited; a story; a narration.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
A vocal or instrumental performance by one person; -- distinguished from concert; as, a song recital; an organ, piano, or violin recital.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
1 reciting or being recited. 2 concert of classical music given by a soloist or small group. 3 (foll. By of) detailed account of (connected things or facts); narrative.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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