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recital

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re·cit·al  (r-stl)
n.
1. The act of reading or reciting in a public performance.
2. A very detailed account or report of something; a narration.
3. A public performance of music or dance, especially by a solo performer.

re·cital·ist n.

recital [ris-site-al]
Noun
1. a musical performance by a soloist or soloists
2. the act of reciting something learned or prepared
3. a narration or description: she plagued her with the recital of constant ailments and illnesses
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.recitalrecital - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"
body - the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short"
introduction - the first section of a communication
close, closing, ending, conclusion, end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."
report, account - the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
recounting, telling, relation - an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
2.recital - performance of music or dance especially by soloists
performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity"
3.recital - a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"
oral presentation, public speaking, speechmaking, speaking - delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking"
declamation - recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
4.recital - a detailed statement giving facts and figures; "his wife gave a recital of his infidelities"
statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
5.recital - a detailed account or description of something; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings"
account, chronicle, history, story - a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"

recital
Translations

recital [rɪˈsaɪtl] n (MUS) → recital m
recital [rɪˈsaɪtl] nrécital m
recital [rɪˈsaɪtl] n (concert) → Konzert nt
recital [rɪˈsaɪtl] nrecital m inv ; concerto (di solista)


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no, no,(exclaimed Sophia) I cannot go to Newgate; I shall not be able to support the sight of my Augustus in so cruel a confinement--my feelings are sufficiently shocked by the RECITAL, of his Distress, but to behold it will overpower my Sensibility.
She saw shrewdly that the world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willingly avoids the sight of distress.
I should have missed this extraordinary, supernatural, and incredible expedition, the recital of which may well meet with some suspicion.
 
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