Etymology

recitation

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Today it means: The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized. Full definition →

Middle French récitation ← Latin recitatio
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  1. Latin · derived fromrecitatio
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromrécitation
  3. English todayrecitation

Borrowed from Middle French récitation, from Latin recitatio, equivalent to recite + -ation.

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