Recitation meaning: 1

RECITATION meaning : 1. saying a piece of writing aloud from memory: 2. saying a piece of writing aloud from memory: . Learn more. When you recite, or say something you've memorized, you give a recitation . This happens a lot in school and in religious traditions, but you might also hear your know-it-all friend give an impromptu recitation of a famous director's films or every Beatles song in alphabetical order. There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun recitation . See ‘ Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. The meaning of RECITATION is the act of enumerating. How to use recitation in a sentence.