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   recitation

   /ˌrɛsɪˈteɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of repeating something aloud from memory: "the recitation of traditional poems" Similar recitalsaying aloudreading alouddeclaimingdeclamationrenderingrenditiondeliveryperformanceaccountdescriptionnarrationnarrativestorytalehistoryrecapitulationrehearsalrun throughrare:recountalreadingpassagepiecesomething known off by heartpoemversemonologueinformal:one's party piece
   • ▪ the repetition of a list of facts: "the history of an organization is more important than the recitation of details like this"

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

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   • N

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