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rec⋅i⋅ta⋅tion

  [res-i-tey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. an act of reciting.
2. a reciting or repeating of something from memory, esp. formally or publicly.
3. oral response by a pupil or pupils to a teacher on a prepared lesson.
4. a period of classroom instruction.
5. an elocutionary delivery of a piece of poetry or prose, without the text, before an audience.
6. a piece so delivered or for such delivery.
Origin:
1475–85; < L recitātiōn- (s. of recitātiō), equiv. to recitāt(us) (ptp. of recitāre to recite ) + -iōn- -ion
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rec·i·ta·tion   (rěs'ĭ-tā'shən)   
n.  
    1. The act of reciting memorized materials in a public performance.
    2. The material so presented.
    3. Oral delivery of prepared lessons by a pupil.
    4. The class period within which this delivery occurs.
    1. Oral delivery of prepared lessons by a pupil.
    2. The class period within which this delivery occurs.
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Recitation

Rec`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. recitatio: cf. F. r['e]citation. See Recite.]

1. The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences. --Hammond.

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

3. (Colleges and Schools) The rehearsal of a lesson by pupils before their instructor.
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Language Translation for : recitation
Spanish: recitación,
German: das Rezitieren,
Japanese: 朗唱詩文
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