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recitationist

US/ˌɹɛ.sɪˈteɪ.ʃə.nɪst/

recitationist noun: one who gives a recitation; a public reciter.

Noun

recitationist (plural recitationists)

  1. One who gives a recitation; a public reciter.

Forms of recitationist

pluralrecitationists

Origin of recitationist

From recitation + -ist.

Questions about recitationist

What does recitationist mean?
Recitationist means one who gives a recitation; a public reciter.
What part of speech is recitationist?
Recitationist is a noun.
How do you pronounce recitationist?
Recitationist is pronounced /ˌɹɛ.sɪˈteɪ.ʃə.nɪst/ (US).
What is the plural of recitationist?
The plural of recitationist is recitationists.

Words near recitationist in the dictionary

  1. recitals
  2. recitatif
  3. recitatifs
  4. recitation
  5. recitational
  6. recitationist
  7. recitationists
  8. recitations
  9. recitative
  10. recitativelike
  11. recitatively

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