recitation

[ res-i-tey-shuh n ]

/ ˌrɛs ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

an act of reciting.

a reciting or repeating of something from memory, especially formally or publicly.

oral response by a pupil or pupils to a teacher on a prepared lesson.

a period of classroom instruction.

an elocutionary delivery of a piece of poetry or prose, without the text, before an audience.

a piece so delivered or for such delivery.

Origin of recitation

1475–85; < Latin recitātiōn- (stem of recitātiō), equivalent to recitāt(us) (past participle of recitāre to recite) + -iōn- -ion

non·rec·i·ta·tion, noun

Poindexter followed with a recitation of the Iran program filled with deliberate inaccuracies.

How the Reagan White House Bungled Its Response to Iran-Contra Revelations |Malcolm Byrne |November 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Any list of his conspicuous qualities turns out to be a recitation of opposites.

Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up |Tom Boswell |September 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The janitor took me to the recitation hall, opened the door, and left me.

All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography |Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
After the recitation an interesting conversation took place.

Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist |Samuel Smiles

Add to it, if you will, at the close of the recitation, this earnest question: "Why not to-day?"

Sunday-School Success |Amos R. Wells
But the effect of the recitation of “Palestine” was entirely unrivalled on that as on any other occasion.

Pioneers and Founders |Charlotte Mary Yonge
He could not talk for a minute without throwing in a bit of a recitation and striking an attitude.

Adventures of a Despatch Rider |W. H. L. Watson

recitation

/ (ˌrɛsɪˈteɪʃən) /

the act of reciting from memory, or a formal reading of verse before an audience

something recited