recitation
The act of publicly reciting something previously memorizedThe act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.
» The teacher noted several mistakes in my recitation.
Учитель указал на несколько ошибок, которые я допустил во время чтения.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.
Rezitation, Vortragen
деклама́цияdeklamácija, цити́рованиеcitírovanije, рецита́цияrecitácija
(countable, uncountable)The material recited.
written matter that is recited from memory
(countable, uncountable)A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture.
(countable, uncountable)A reiteration; a setting down, e.g. for ease of reference, of something previously established.
(countable, uncountable)A part of a song's lyrics that is spoken rather than sung.
Examples
3 sentencesThe teacher noted several mistakes in my recitation.
ruУчитель указал на несколько ошибок, которые я допустил во время чтения.
The professor assigned the recitation sections to the teaching assistants.
His recitation of the Quran is terrible.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French récitation, from Latin recitatio, equivalent to recite + -atioBorrowed from Middle French récitation, from Latin recitatio, equivalent to recite + -ation.
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Forms
plural: recitations| Singular | recitation |
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regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance:recitalreading
- a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study:course sessionclass period
- systematic training by multiple repetitions:exercisepracticedrillpractice session
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable