Hypertext Webster Gateway: "recital"
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) 1.7 (wn)
recital
n 1: an account describing incidents or events; "a farfetched
narrative"; "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"
5: a detailed account or description of something; "he was
forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings"
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