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reciting Definition


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recite
verb recited, reciting
    1. To repeat aloud (eg a poem, etc) from memory, especially before an audience.
      Thesaurus: declaim, relate, deliver, perform, speak, rehearse, repeat.
    2. To make a detailed statement; to list.
      Example: recited his grievances
      Thesaurus: itemize, enumerate, detail, particularize, recount.
Derivative: recitable
adj
    Derivative: recitation
    noun
      Derivative: reciter
      noun
        Etymology: 15c: from Latin.



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