Meanings
nounrecital (countable and uncountable, plural recitals)
plural recitals
- countableuncountableThe act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration.
- countableuncountableA vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist.
perform a piano recital
- countableuncountablelawA formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
nouna public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishcite
- Englishrecite
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishrecital
Translations
Arabic حَيْثِيَّة
- حَيْثِيَّة (ḥayṯiyya)a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Bengali বয়ান
- বয়ান (boẏan)a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Bulgarian рецитиране, рецитал
- рецитиране (recitirane)the act of reciting
- рецитал (recital)a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
- съображе́ние (săobražénie)a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Catalan recital, recital
- recitalthe act of reciting
- recitalthe act of reciting
Czech bod odůvodnění
- bod odůvodněnía formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Dutch overweging
- overweginga formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Finnish lausunta, lausuminen
- lausuntathe act of reciting
- lausuminenthe act of reciting
- resitaalia vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
- johdanto-osaa formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
French récital, considérant
- récitalthe act of reciting
- considéranta formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
German Vortrag, Konzert
- Vortraga vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
- Konzerta vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
- Liederabenda vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
- Klavierabenda vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
- Erwägungsgrunda formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Greek ρεσιτάλ
- ρεσιτάλ (resitál)a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
Italian recitale, considerando
- recitalethe act of reciting
- considerandoa formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Japanese 発表会, リサイタル
- 発表会a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
- リサイタル (risaitaru)a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
Polish recital, motyw
- recitala vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
- motywa formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Portuguese recitação, recital
- recitaçãothe act of reciting
- recitala vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
- considerandoa formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Romanian recitare, recital
- recitarethe act of reciting
- recitala vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
- considerenta formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
- considerentea formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Russian сольное выступление
- сольное выступление (solʹnoje vystuplenije)a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
Slovak bod odôvodnenia, odôvodnenie
- bod odôvodneniaa formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
- odôvodneniea formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Spanish recitación, recital
- recitaciónthe act of reciting
- recitalthe act of reciting
- recitala vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
- considerandoa formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Turkish resital, beyan
- resitala vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
- beyana formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
recital. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recital
MLA
“recital.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recital. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recital,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recital.
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