Recitation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

written matter that is recited from memory

a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻsɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪsɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪsɪtˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻsɪtˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems
practice makes perfect

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

recital class period reading practice session drill course session practice exercise

Parts of Speech

noun	written matter that is recited from memory
noun	a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance “the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems”
noun	a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study
noun	systematic training by multiple repetitions “practice makes perfect”

Word Forms

recite	verb	repeat aloud from memory
recitalist	noun	a musician who gives recitals
read	verb	look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
exercise	verb	learn by repetition
practice	verb	engage in a rehearsal (of)
drill	verb	teach by repetition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rezitation

Schriftstück, das aus dem Gedächtnis rezitiert wird

🇫🇷French

récitation

texte écrit récité de mémoire

🇪🇸Spanish

recitación

materia escrita que se recita de memoria

🇮🇹Italian

recitazione

materiale scritto recitato a memoria

🇳🇱Dutch

recitatie

geschreven materiaal dat uit het hoofd wordt gereciteerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

recitação

matéria escrita que é recitada de memória

🇷🇺Russian

декламация

письменный текст, прочитанный по памяти

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सस्वर पाठ

लिखित बात जो स्मृति से सुनाई जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

আবৃত্তি

লিখিত বিষয় যা স্মৃতি থেকে আবৃত্তি করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பாராயணம்

நினைவிலிருந்து கூறப்படும் எழுதப்பட்ட விஷயம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పారాయణం

జ్ఞాపకశక్తి నుండి పఠించబడిన వ్రాతపూర్వక విషయం

🇮🇳Marathi

पठण

लिखित बाबी जी स्मृतीतून पाठ केली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાઠ

લેખિત બાબત કે જે સ્મૃતિમાંથી વાંચવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಠಣ

ನೆನಪಿನಿಂದ ಪಠಿಸಲಾದ ಲಿಖಿತ ವಿಷಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാരായണം

ഓർമ്മയിൽ നിന്ന് പാരായണം ചെയ്യുന്ന രേഖാമൂലമുള്ള കാര്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਠ

ਲਿਖਤੀ ਵਸਤੂ ਜੋ ਮੈਮੋਰੀ ਤੋਂ ਪੜ੍ਹੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تلاوت

تحریری مادہ جو یادداشت سے پڑھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

背诵

凭记忆背诵的书面材料

🇯🇵Japanese

朗読

記憶に基づいて読み上げられた書かれたもの

🇰🇷Korean

암송

기억에서 낭송된 글

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tụng niệm

vấn đề bằng văn bản được đọc từ bộ nhớ

🇹🇭Thai

การอ่านบทสวด

เรื่องเขียนที่อ่านจากความทรงจำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembacaan

materi tertulis yang dibacakan dari ingatan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbigkas

nakasulat na bagay na binibigkas mula sa memorya

🇲🇾Malay

mengaji

perkara bertulis yang dibacakan dari ingatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تلاوة

مادة مكتوبة تتلى من الذاكرة

🇮🇷Persian

تلاوت

نوشته ای که از حفظ خوانده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

okuma

hafızadan okunan yazılı materyal

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִקלוּם

חומר כתוב שמדקלם מהזיכרון

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The primary meaning of 'recitation' is 'written matter that is recited from memory'.

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