recitation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: recitation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
recitation n written matter that is recited from memory a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems" Synonym(s): recitation, recital, reading a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study Synonym(s): course session, class period, recitation systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" Synonym(s): exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Recitation \Rec`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. recitatio: cf. F. r[82]citation. See {Recite}.] 1. The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences. --Hammond. 2. The delivery before an audience of something committed to memory, especially as an elocutionary exhibition; also, that which is so delivered. 3. (Colleges and Schools) The rehearsal of a lesson by pupils before their instructor.