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   recite

   /rɪˈsʌɪt/

   verb

   • 1. repeat aloud or declaim (a poem or passage) from memory before an audience: "he recited passages of Dante" Similar repeat from memorysay aloudread alouddeclaimquotespeakdeliverrenderintonechantspoutparrotsay parrot-fashiondavenrare:cantillateintonatebespoutgive a recitationsay a poemperforminformal:do one's party piece
   • ▪ say aloud (a series of names, facts, etc.): "she recited the dates and names of kings and queens" Similar enumeratelistdetailitemizereel offrattle offrecountrelatedescribenarrategive an account ofrun throughrecapitulaterepeatrehearsespecifyparticularizespell out

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a legal term in the sense ‘state (a fact) in a document’): from Old French reciter or Latin recitare ‘read out’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + citare ‘cite’.

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   • 1. reciter noun

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   What does recite mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? The meaning of RECITE is to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly. How to use recite in a sentence.

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   What does recitation mean?

   • To repeat or say aloud from or as from memory, esp. in a formal way; give a recitation on (a lesson) in class or of (a poem, speech, etc.) before an audience. To repeat or say aloud something memorized. To tell in detail; give an account of; narrate; relate. To enumerate. To recite a lesson or part of a lesson in a class. From Latin recitare.

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   What is Recite Me?

   • Recite Me is a cloud-based web accessibility assistive toolbar solution that allows website visitors to customise a site in a way that works best for them. Approximately one billion people globally have a disability and they can often face barriers when visiting inaccessible websites, which prevent them from taking an active part in life.

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   What does recite a poem mean?

   • [transitive, intransitive] to say a poem, piece of literature, etc. that you have learned, especially to an audience recite (something) (to somebody) Each child had to recite a poem to the class. recite what… She recited what she had learned. + speech ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud,’ he recited. Want to learn more?

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   What does it mean to recite a lesson out loud?

   • To recite a lesson or part of a lesson for a teacher is one meaning of the term. Another meaning is to repeat something from memory. For example, they sing songs and recite prayers in order to maintain the holy balance of nature between Father Sun and Mother Ocean. In the given context, he is using it to recite some of the greatest rap lyrics ever written eight times a week.

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   What does it mean to recite a quote?

   • To recite a quote means to orally repeat it. In legal terms, it refers to a statement of facts that is not a quotation. This usage is also common in everyday speech.

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   The meaning of RECITE is to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly. How to use recite in a sentence.

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   verb [ I, T ] uk / rɪˈsaɪt / us. Add to word list. to say something aloud from memory: She can recite the whole poem. (Definition of recite from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   Definitions of 'recite'. 1. When someone recites a poem or other piece of writing, they say it aloud after they have learned it. [...] 2. If you recite something such as a list, you say it aloud. [...] More.

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   Recite definition: to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner. See examples of RECITE used in a sentence.

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   Recite definition: To repeat or utter aloud (something memorized or rehearsed), often before an audience.

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   to repeat the words of, as from memory, esp. in a formal manner: to recite a lesson. to repeat (a piece of poetry or prose) before an audience, as for entertainment. to give an account of: to recite one's adventures.