"recitation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɹɛsəˈteɪʃən/ Forms: recitations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French récitation, from Latin recitatio. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|récitation}} Middle French récitation, {{der|en|la|recitatio}} Latin recitatio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} recitation (countable and uncountable, plural recitations)
  1. The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of reciting): تِلَاوَة (tilāwa) [feminine] (Arabic), рецитиране (recitirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), декламиране (deklamirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 背誦 (Chinese Mandarin), 背诵 (bèisòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 朗誦 (Chinese Mandarin), 朗诵 (lǎngsòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 吟誦 (Chinese Mandarin), 吟诵 (yínsòng) (Chinese Mandarin), recitace [feminine] (Czech), recitation [common-gender] (Danish), récitation [feminine] (French), Rezitation [feminine] (German), Vortragen [neuter] (German), απαγγελία (apangelía) [feminine] (Greek), αφήγηση (afígisi) [feminine] (Greek), דִּקְלוּם (diklúm) [masculine] (Hebrew), szavalat (Hungarian), hafalan (Indonesian), penghafalan (Indonesian), aithriseoireacht [feminine] (Irish), reacaireacht [feminine] (Irish), 暗唱 (anshō) (alt: あんしょう) (Japanese), тақпақтау (taqpaqtau) (Kazakh), 암송 (amsong) (alt: 暗誦) (Korean), 낭송 (nangsong) (alt: 朗誦) (Korean), 낭독 (nangdok) (alt: 朗讀) (Korean), recitātiō [feminine] (Latin), recytacja [feminine] (Polish), deklamacja [feminine] (Polish), recitare [feminine] (Romanian), деклама́ция (deklamácija) [feminine] (Russian), цити́рование (citírovanije) [neuter] (Russian), рецита́ция (recitácija) [feminine] (Russian), recitación [feminine] (Spanish), ངག་འདོན (ngag 'don) (Tibetan), བཟླས་བརྗོད (bzlas brjod) (Tibetan)
    Sense id: en-recitation-en-noun-K2tE8j3v Disambiguation of 'act of reciting': 62 14 4 15 5
  2. The material recited. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (material recited): récitation [feminine] (French), hafalan (Indonesian), tekst [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-recitation-en-noun-dJwq9Sbf Disambiguation of 'material recited': 5 75 6 14 1
  3. A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-recitation-en-noun-KuEvmRhh
  4. A reiteration; a setting down, e.g. for ease of reference, of something previously established. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-recitation-en-noun-Mc~BqySL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tibetan translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 23 11 48 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 23 11 47 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 23 11 48 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 24 10 50 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 13 19 17 41 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 19 16 41 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 19 16 40 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 13 20 14 48 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 21 12 45 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 21 13 45 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 14 22 12 45 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 12 18 16 38 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 20 17 41 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 13 20 17 41 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 13 20 16 42 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 22 12 46 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 13 20 17 41 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 13 20 16 42 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 14 22 12 46 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 19 14 41 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 18 24 38 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 20 16 42 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 22 12 46 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 22 11 49 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Tibetan translations: 13 20 16 42 9
  5. (music) A part of a song's lyrics that is spoken rather than sung. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-recitation-en-noun-Gt7Ehsf6 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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          "text": "I shall now endeavor to give some account of the College.... Some then go to a recitation of the lesson they have learnt the previous evening. Some return to their rooms till the breakfast-bell, about seven or after. At eight the sludy bell rings. All must then go in their rooms and continue there, even if they have no lessons to learn, unless they attend a recitation which occupies an hour.",
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    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
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          "ref": "1882, Wayside Gleanings for Leisure Moments, Cambridge University Press, page 20:",
          "text": "I shall now endeavor to give some account of the College.... Some then go to a recitation of the lesson they have learnt the previous evening. Some return to their rooms till the breakfast-bell, about seven or after. At eight the sludy bell rings. All must then go in their rooms and continue there, even if they have no lessons to learn, unless they attend a recitation which occupies an hour.",
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          "text": "1896, Frank Norris, \"The 'English Courses' of the University of California\", reprinted in, 1986, Novels and Essays, Library of America, →ISBN, page 1109,\nIn the \"announcement of courses\" published annually by the faculty of the University of California the reader cannot fail to be impressed with the number and scope of the hours devoted by the students to recitations and lectures upon the subject of \"literature.\""
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          "ref": "1999 October 29, J. Levine, “Re: Debate on accreditation of Jones International”, in alt.education.distance (Usenet):",
          "text": "Many of my courses, however, were offered in recitation-lecture format. We would attend class, say twice a week, and a lecture once a week. ... I do seem to recall that my recitation sections seldom had less than 40 to 50 students and my lecture classes often had upwards of 100 to 300 students.",
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        "A reiteration; a setting down, e.g. for ease of reference, of something previously established."
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      "ipa": "/ˌɹɛsəˈteɪʃən/"
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      "sense": "act of reciting",
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      "word": "تِلَاوَة"
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      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "word": "背誦"
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      "word": "背诵"
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      "word": "吟誦"
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      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "recitace"
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      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "recitation"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "récitation"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Rezitation"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "act of reciting",
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      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "diklúm",
      "sense": "act of reciting",
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      "word": "דִּקְלוּם"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "word": "szavalat"
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      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "word": "hafalan"
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      "sense": "act of reciting",
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "aithriseoireacht"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "alt": "あんしょう",
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      "roman": "anshō",
      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "word": "暗唱"
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      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "taqpaqtau",
      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "word": "тақпақтау"
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      "alt": "暗誦",
      "code": "ko",
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      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "word": "암송"
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      "roman": "nangsong",
      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "word": "낭송"
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      "alt": "朗讀",
      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "nangdok",
      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "word": "낭독"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "recitātiō"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "recytacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "deklamacja"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "recitare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "deklamácija",
      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "деклама́ция"
    },
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      "roman": "citírovanije",
      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "цити́рование"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "recitácija",
      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "рецита́ция"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "recitación"
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      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "ngag 'don",
      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "word": "ངག་འདོན"
    },
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      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "bzlas brjod",
      "sense": "act of reciting",
      "word": "བཟླས་བརྗོད"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "material recited",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "récitation"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "material recited",
      "word": "hafalan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "material recited",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tekst"
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  "wikipedia": [
    "en:recitation"
  ],
  "word": "recitation"
}

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