glee vs recitation

glee

noun
  • An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry. 

  • Music; minstrelsy; entertainment. 

  • Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. 

verb
  • To sing a glee (unaccompanied part song). 

recitation

noun
  • A part of a song's lyrics that is spoken rather than sung. 

  • The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized. 

  • The material recited. 

  • A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture. 

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