3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Recital \Re*cit"al\, n. [From {Recite}.]
1. The act of reciting; the repetition of the words of
another, or of a document; rehearsal; as the recital of
testimony.
2. A telling in detail and due order of the particulars of
anything as of a law, an adventure, or a series of
events; narration. --Addison.
3. That which is recited; a story; a narration.
4. (Mus.) A vocal or instrumental performance by one person;
-- distinguished from concert; as a song recital; an
organ, piano, or violin recital.
5. (Law) The formal statement, or setting forth, of some
matter of fact in any deed or writing in order to explain
the reasons on which the transaction is founded; the
statement of matter in pleading introductory to some
positive allegation. --Burn.
Syn: Account; rehearsal; recitation; narration; description;
explanation; enumeration; detail; narrative. See
{Account}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
recital
n 1: an account describing incidents or events; "after dinner he
told the children stories of his adventures" [syn: {narration},
{narrative}, {story}, {tale}, {yarn}]
2: performance of music or dance especially by soloists
3: a public instance of reciting or repeating something
prepared; "the program included songs and recitations of
well-loved poems" [syn: {recitation}, {reading}]
4: a detailed statement giving facts and figures; "his wife
gave a recital of his infidelities"
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
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