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The act of reciting; the repetition of the words of
another, or of a document; rehearsal; as, the recital of testimony. |
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A telling in detail and due order of the particulars of
anything, as of a law, an adventure, or a series of events; narration. |
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That which is recited; a story; a narration. |
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A vocal or instrumental performance by one person; --
distinguished from concert; as, a song recital; an organ, piano, or
violin recital. |
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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. |