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récitation — [ resitasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1530; « récit » XIVe; lat. recitatio 1 ♦ La récitation de : action, manière de réciter (qqch.). Récitation d une leçon. « la longue récitation de toutes les formules de respect qu il savait par cœur » (Stendhal). 2 ♦ Absolt … Encyclopédie Universelle
recitation — late 15c., from O.Fr. récitation (14c.) or directly from L. recitationem, noun of action from recitare (see RECITE (Cf. recite)). Meaning repetition of a prepared lesson is first recorded 1770, Amer.Eng … Etymology dictionary
Recitation — Rec i*ta tion (r[e^]s [i^]*t[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. recitatio: cf. F. r[ e]citation. See {Recite}.] 1. The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences. Hammond. [1913 Webster] 2. The delivery before an audience of something… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recitation — index declamation, declaration, delineation, disclosure (act of disclosing), discourse, instruction (teaching), mention ( … Law dictionary
recitation — [n] reading to audience address, appeal, declaiming, delivery, discourse, discoursing, discussion, exercise, holding forth, lecture, monologue, narrating, narration, oration, passage, performance, piece, playing, proclamation, recital, recounting … New thesaurus
recitation — [res΄ə tā′shən] n. [L recitatio] 1. a reciting, as of facts, events, etc.; recital 2. a) a saying aloud in public of something memorized b) a piece of prose or verse memorized for this ☆ 3. a) a reciting by pupils of ans … English World dictionary
Recitation — A recitation is a presentation made by a student to demonstrate knowledge of a subject or to provide instruction to others. In some academic institutions the term is used for a presentation by a teaching assistant (TA) or instructor, under the… … Wikipedia
recitation — [[t]re̱sɪte͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] recitations 1) N VAR When someone does a recitation, they say aloud a piece of poetry or other writing that they have learned. The transmission began with a recitation from the Koran. 2) N COUNT: oft N of n A recitation of … English dictionary
récitation — (ré si ta sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. Action de réciter. • La récitation des leçons est ce qui demande le moins de temps, parce que c est où il y a le moins à profiter pour les écoliers, ROLLIN Traité des Ét. liv. VI, part. 2, 5.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
recitation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. declamation, elocution; recital, lesson. See speech. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of reciting] Syn. delivery, speaking, playing, narrating, reading, recounting, declaiming, discoursing,… … English dictionary for students
RÉCITATION — n. f. Action de réciter, de prononcer un texte qu’on sait par coeur, en prenant un ton moins élevé que celui de la déclamation, et plus élevé que le ton de la simple lecture. Il se dit aussi de l’Action de dire de mémoire un texte qu’on avait… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
