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recital

/ɹɪˈsaɪtl̩/noun3 syllables

Recital means: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events.

Synonyms for recital4

noun, as in the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

narration, yarn

noun, as in a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

recitation, reading

What does recital mean?4

noun

1

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events“his narration was hesitant”

2

a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance“the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems”

3

performance of music or dance especially by soloists

4

a detailed account or description of something“he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with recital?2

two syllables

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Recital in a sentence

  • There was a large audience at the piano recital last night.CK
  • The girl took the cake for her wonderful dancing at the recital.unknown
  • I am very happy about my son's success in his recital.unknown
  • What will you play for your piano recital?Hybrid
  • I just came from the recital and my ears are bleeding.Eccles17
  • I am listening to his recital.unknown
  • Why weren't you at the recital?CK
  • Are you coming to my recital tomorrow?CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of recital

as a noun

plural
recitals