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recitatively

recitatively adverb: in the style of, or in a way that relates to, recitation.

Adverb

recitatively (comparative more recitatively, superlative most recitatively)

  1. In the style of, or in a way that relates to, recitation.

Forms of recitatively

comparativemore recitatively
superlativemost recitatively

Origin of recitatively

From recitative + -ly.

Questions about recitatively

What does recitatively mean?
Recitatively means in the style of, or in a way that relates to, recitation.
What part of speech is recitatively?
Recitatively is an adverb.

Words near recitatively in the dictionary

  1. recitationist
  2. recitationists
  3. recitations
  4. recitative
  5. recitativelike
  6. recitatively
  7. recitatives
  8. recitativo
  9. recitativoes
  10. recitativos
  11. recite

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