recitation

recitation
recitation late 15c., from O.Fr. récitation (14c.) or directly from L. recitationem, noun of action from recitare (see RECITE (Cf. recite)). Meaning "repetition of a prepared lesson" is first recorded 1770, Amer.Eng.

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  • récitation — [ resitasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1530; « récit » XIVe; lat. recitatio 1 ♦ La récitation de : action, manière de réciter (qqch.). Récitation d une leçon. « la longue récitation de toutes les formules de respect qu il savait par cœur » (Stendhal). 2 ♦ Absolt …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Recitation — Rec i*ta tion (r[e^]s [i^]*t[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. recitatio: cf. F. r[ e]citation. See {Recite}.] 1. The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences. Hammond. [1913 Webster] 2. The delivery before an audience of something… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • recitation — index declamation, declaration, delineation, disclosure (act of disclosing), discourse, instruction (teaching), mention ( …   Law dictionary

  • recitation — [n] reading to audience address, appeal, declaiming, delivery, discourse, discoursing, discussion, exercise, holding forth, lecture, monologue, narrating, narration, oration, passage, performance, piece, playing, proclamation, recital, recounting …   New thesaurus

  • recitation — [res΄ə tā′shən] n. [L recitatio] 1. a reciting, as of facts, events, etc.; recital 2. a) a saying aloud in public of something memorized b) a piece of prose or verse memorized for this ☆ 3. a) a reciting by pupils of ans …   English World dictionary

  • Recitation — A recitation is a presentation made by a student to demonstrate knowledge of a subject or to provide instruction to others. In some academic institutions the term is used for a presentation by a teaching assistant (TA) or instructor, under the… …   Wikipedia

  • recitation — [[t]re̱sɪte͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] recitations 1) N VAR When someone does a recitation, they say aloud a piece of poetry or other writing that they have learned. The transmission began with a recitation from the Koran. 2) N COUNT: oft N of n A recitation of …   English dictionary

  • récitation — (ré si ta sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. Action de réciter. •   La récitation des leçons est ce qui demande le moins de temps, parce que c est où il y a le moins à profiter pour les écoliers, ROLLIN Traité des Ét. liv. VI, part. 2, 5.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • recitation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. declamation, elocution; recital, lesson. See speech. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of reciting] Syn. delivery, speaking, playing, narrating, reading, recounting, declaiming, discoursing,… …   English dictionary for students

  • RÉCITATION — n. f. Action de réciter, de prononcer un texte qu’on sait par coeur, en prenant un ton moins élevé que celui de la déclamation, et plus élevé que le ton de la simple lecture. Il se dit aussi de l’Action de dire de mémoire un texte qu’on avait… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

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