| 1. | a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists. |
| 2. | a similar entertainment in a field other than music: a dance recital. |
| 3. | a program or concert by dance or music students to demonstrate their achievements or progress. |
| 4. | an act or instance of reciting. |
| 5. | a formal or public delivery of something memorized. |
| 6. | a detailed statement. |
| 7. | an account, narrative, or description: He gave a recital of the things he'd been doing since we'd last seen him. |