recital vs recitation

recital

noun
  • The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal 

  • The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration. 

  • A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist. 

  • That which is recited; a story, narration, account. 

  • A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation. 

recitation

noun
  • The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized. 

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

  • 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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