Definition of recitation - WordReference.com Dictionary

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recitation
A	noun
	1	exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation
			systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚training; preparation; grooming ╚exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation ╚shadowboxing ╚scrimmage ╚review; brushup ╚rehearsal; dry run ╚rehearsal ╚military drill ╚manual of arms; manual ╚fire drill
	2	course session, class period, recitation
			a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚group action ╚assembly; assemblage; gathering ╚meeting; coming together ╚session ╚course session, class period, recitation
	3	recitation, recital, reading
			a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚speech act ╚address; speech ╚public speaking; speechmaking; speaking; oral presentation ╚recitation, recital, reading
	4	recitation
			written matter that is recited from memory
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚written communication; written language ╚writing; written material; piece of writing ╚matter ╚recitation ╚declamation

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