recital
Syllables: re·cit·al/ɹɪˈsaɪtl̩/
recital noun: the act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal.
Noun
recital (countable and uncountable, plural recitals)
- The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal
- The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration.
- That which is recited; a story, narration, account.
- A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist.
- perform a piano recital
- A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation.
recital meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
recital in Tamil
- ஒப்பித்தல், ஒப்புவித்தல், தொடர்ச்சியாக விவரங்கூறு, படித்தல், விளக்கக் குறிப்புகளை நிரல்படக் கூறல், விவரங் கூறல்
recital in Urdu
- قرات, تلاوت, ذکر
recital in Bengali
- a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
- বয়ান boẏan
recital in Malayalam
- ചൊല്ലൽ, വിവരണം, ആഖ്യാനം
More languagesFewer languages
- recital in Odia
- ପାଠ pāṭha, ଗୀତ gita
- recital in Arabic
- حَيْثِيَّة ḥayṯiyya
Examples of recital in a sentence
- He listened gravely and patiently to his visitor's recital and then struck a desk-bell.
- Nora Bayes will enter the ranks of the produceresses tonight, when she will give a song recital at the Eltinge.
- "Because of this monster, Jayme won't have her mom and dad at her dance recitals," Mike Closs, Jayme's uncle, said in court.
Forms of recital
| plural | recitals |
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Origin of recital
From recite + -al.
Words formed from recital
Words that rhyme with recital
Questions about recital
- What does recital mean?
- Recital means the act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal.
- What is recital in Tamil?
- Recital in Tamil is ஒப்பித்தல், ஒப்புவித்தல், தொடர்ச்சியாக விவரங்கூறு. See Recital meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is recital?
- Recital is a noun.
- How do you pronounce recital?
- Recital is pronounced /ɹɪˈsaɪtl̩/.
- What is the plural of recital?
- The plural of recital is recitals.
Words near recital in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: recital (page history and authors); recital (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); recital (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); recital (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଗୀତ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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