recitation

Noun

Meaning

The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences.

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

The rehearsal of a lesson by pupils before their instructor.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

practice drill reading exercise recital practice session class period chronicle koran quran state performance report account ode
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Antonyms

problem whole literature failure challenge confusion
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Hypernyms

matter training speaking session preparation grooming

Hyponyms

review manual rehearsal scrimmage declamation target practice

Phrases with the word

give a recitation

Anagrams

antierotic tetraionic

Examples

practice makes perfect Source: Internet

the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems Source: Internet

Because the vast majority of these broadcasts contain nothing but the recitation of blocks of numbers, in various languages, with occasional bursts of music, they have become known colloquially as "Number Stations". Source: Internet

A single human story, told face to face, conveys the tragedy of millions in a way that a recitation of figures never could. Source: Internet

Apparently these fasts included a Ne'ilah (closing) prayer, a prayer now reserved for recitation on Yom Kippur only. Source: Internet

As with Yom Ha'atzmaut, celebrations of Yom Yerushalayim range from completely secular (including hikes to Jerusalem and a large parade through downtown Jerusalem) to religious (recitation of Hallel and new liturgies). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

recital recitalist recitatif recitational recitationist recitative