recital
1. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events (Freq. 1)
- his narration was hesitant
• Syn:
narration, yarn
• Derivationally related forms:
yarn (for: yarn), recite, narrate (for: narration)
• Hypernyms:
report, account
• Hyponyms:
relation, telling, recounting
• Part Meronyms:
body, introduction, conclusion, end, close,
closing, ending
2. performance of music or dance especially by soloists (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
recitalist
• Hypernyms:
performance, public presentation
3. a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
- the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems
• Syn:
recitation, reading
• Derivationally related forms:
read (for: reading), recitalist, recite, recite (for: recitation)
• Hypernyms:
public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation
• Hyponyms:
declamation
4. a detailed statement giving facts and figures
- his wife gave a recital of his infidelities
• Hypernyms:
statement
5. a detailed account or description of something
- he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings
• Derivationally related forms:
recite
• Hypernyms:
history, account, chronicle, story
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