recital

Plural: recitals

Noun

• A detailed account or a public performance of music or dance.
• the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
• performance of music or dance especially by soloists
• a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
• 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"
• The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal
• The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration.
• That which is recited; a story, narration, account.
• A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist.
• A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation.

Examples

• His detailed recital of all two-letter words impressed the other Scrabble enthusiasts.
• perform a piano recital

Synonyms

narration, reading, recitation, yarn

Related Words

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