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noun

Recital n.

The act of reciting; the repetition of the words of another, or of a document; rehearsal; as, the recital of testimony.

A telling in detail and due order of the particulars of anything, as of a law, an adventure, or a series of events; narration.

That which is recited; a story; a narration.

(Mus.) A vocal or instrumental performance by one person; distinguished from concert; as, a song recital; an organ, piano, or violin recital.

(Law) 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.

Synonyms: Account; rehearsal; recitation; narration; description; explanation; enumeration; detail; narrative. See Account.

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... Lincoln, held this castle and enlarged and beautified it. Tradition confidently affirms that his daughter was starved to death by him, in one of the rooms of the old tower,—in consequence of her perverse attachment to her father's foe,—the knight of Torksey. Often have I heard the recital, from some aged gossip, by the fireside on a winter's night; and the rehearsal was invariably delivered with so much of solemn and serious averment—that the lady was still seen,—that she would point out treasure, to any one who had the courage to speak to her,—and that some families had ...

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... disguised himself as a strolling musician and made the acquaintance of the old man. The latter set before him some of the wine of the country, extolling meanwhile its rare qualities. The guest seemed not at all impressed by the recital, but spoke of a wine which he had tasted in the South and which far surpassed any other vintage. The nobleman was all curiosity. The stranger talked of the wonderful wine with feigned reluctance, and at length his host ...

— Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine • Lewis Spence

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— The March of Portola • Zoeth S. Eldredge

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— The Captain's Toll-Gate • Frank R. Stockton

... LeMoine's account of the affair, however, as it is based on the now exploded doctrine that the heroine was one of the nieces of Mrs. Miles Prentice, was not, as has been shown in the foregoing article, the correct one, however gratifying to the distinguished listeners to its recital on that occasion.' ...

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