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English Dictionary: recital	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for recital
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
recital n the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" Synonym(s): narration, recital, yarn performance of music or dance especially by soloists 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 detailed statement giving facts and figures; "his wife gave a recital of his infidelities" a detailed account or description of something; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Recital \Recit"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 The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Recital {dBASE}-like language and {DBMS} from Recital Corporation. Versions include {Vax} {VMS}.