recital
pronunciation
How to pronounce recital in British English:
UK [rɪˈsaɪtl]
How to pronounce recital in American English:
US [rɪˈsaɪtl]
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- Noun:
- the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
- performance of music or dance especially by soloists
- a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
- a detailed statement giving facts and figures
- a detailed account or description of something
Word Origin
- recital (n.)
- 1510s, a legal term, "rehearsal or statement of relevant facts," from recite + -al. Meaning "act of reciting" is from 1610s; musical performance sense is from 1811.
Example
- 1. What 's a poetry recital by a behavioral economist worth ?
- 2. Then he revealed to both groups that the recital was free .
- 3. This is , after all , a presentation , not a recital .
- 4. An epoch-making recital in 1978 in beijing by zhou guangren opened the floodgates .
- 5. Mom 's piano recital is .