Dictionary![]() ![]() re•cit•alPronunciation: (ri-sīt'l), [key] —n. 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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