What does "recital" mean?
Recital: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.That which is recited; a story; a narration.
- 3.(Mus.) A vocal or instrumental performance by one person; -- distinguished from concert; as, a song recital; an organ, piano, or violin recital.
- 4.(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. See Account.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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