pronunciation vs recitative

pronunciation

noun
  • The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking. 

  • The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. 

  • The act of pronouncing or uttering a vocable. 

recitative

noun
  • dialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than being sung as an aria, is reproduced with the rhythms of normal speech, often with simple musical accompaniment or harpsichord continuo, serving to expound the plot 

adj
  • of a recital 

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