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rec·i·ta·tion

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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 Audio Help (rěs'ĭ-tā'shən) Pronunciation Key
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
noun
1.	written matter that is recited from memory
2.	a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"
3.	a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study [syn: course session]
4.	systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" [syn: exercise]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
ˌreciˈtation1 [resi-] noun

a poem etc which is recited
Example: a recitation from Shakespeare

Arabic:	إلْقاء قَصائِد
Chinese (Simplified):	朗诵的诗
Chinese (Traditional):	朗誦的詩
Czech:	přednes
Danish:	recitation
Dutch:	voordracht
Estonian:	ilulugemispala
Finnish:	lausunta
French:	récitation
German:	das Rezitieren
Greek:	ποίημα σε απαγγελία
Hungarian:	előadás. szavalat
Icelandic:	texti fluttur eftir minni
Indonesian:	pembacaan puisi
Italian:	declamazione

Japanese:	朗唱詩文
Korean:	암송
Latvian:	deklamācija
Lithuanian:	deklamuojamas kūrinys
Norwegian:	deklamasjon, opplesing
Polish:	deklamacja
Portuguese (Brazil):	recitação
Portuguese (Portugal):	recitação
Romanian:	recitare
Russian:	заученный отрывок
Slovak:	prednes
Slovenian:	recitacija
Spanish:	recitación
Swedish:	reciterat stycke
Turkish:	ezbere okunan parça

ˌreciˈtation2 [resi-] noun

the act of reciting

Arabic:	تِلاوَه، تَسْميع، إلْقاء
Chinese (Simplified):	朗诵
Chinese (Traditional):	朗誦
Czech:	recitování
Danish:	recitation; fremsigelse
Dutch:	voordracht
Estonian:	esitamine
Finnish:	lausunta
French:	récitation
German:	das Aufsagen
Greek:	απαγγελία
Hungarian:	előadás
Icelandic:	flutningur
Indonesian:	resital
Italian:	recitazione

Japanese:	朗唱
Latvian:	deklamēšana; uzstāšanās
Lithuanian:	deklamavimas, išvardijimas
Norwegian:	deklamering, opplesing
Polish:	recytacja
Portuguese (Brazil):	recitação
Portuguese (Portugal):	recitação
Romanian:	recitare
Russian:	декламация
Slovak:	recitovanie
Slovenian:	recitiranje
Spanish:	recitación, recitado
Swedish:	recitation
Turkish:	ezberden okuma

See also: recite, recital

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