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re·cit·al    Audio Help   [ri-sahyt-l] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
2.a similar entertainment in a field other than music: a dance recital.
3.a program or concert by dance or music students to demonstrate their achievements or progress.
4.an act or instance of reciting.
5.a formal or public delivery of something memorized.
6.a detailed statement.
7.an account, narrative, or description: He gave a recital of the things he'd been doing since we'd last seen him.
[Origin: 1505–15; recite + -al2]

—Related forms
re·cit·al·ist, noun

—Synonyms 7. See narrative.
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Main Entry:  recital
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  account, concert, description, musical, narration, narrative, performance, presentation, program, rehearsal, report, story, tale, recitation
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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