recitation
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·ci·ta·tion /ˌresɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 SLAPan act of saying a poem, piece of literature etc that you have learned, for people to listen to 背诵；朗诵 recitations from the great poets 背诵伟大诗人的诗2 a spoken description of an event or a series of events 讲述；逐个叙述recitation of He went into a recitation of his life from the earliest years. 他从早年生活开始，逐一述说他的经历。
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recitation• The service ended with a recitation of the Lord's Prayer.• Such appeals are decided much more expeditiously when courts need not prepare full opinions with detailed recitation of the facts.• Do not respond by an endless recitation of your life from your earliest years.• There was a short reading from the Quran and the solemn recitation of the Offer and Acceptance.• For the first few weeks, George sat impassively through these recitations.• The features and functions of this recitation style of teaching have since been identified in greater detail.re·ci·ta·tion nounChineseSyllable
Corpus of of act saying a piece poem, an
recitation
re‧ci‧ta‧tion /ˌresəˈteɪʃən, ˌresɪˈteɪʃən/
noun [uncountable and countable]
1. an act of saying a poem, piece of literature etc that you have learned, for people to listen to:
recitations from the great poets
2. a spoken description of an event or a series of events
recitation of
He went into a recitation of his life from the earliest years.
re‧ci‧ta‧tion /ˌresəˈteɪʃən, ˌresɪˈteɪʃən/
noun [uncountable and countable]1. an act of saying a poem, piece of literature etc that you have learned, for people to listen to:
2. a spoken description of an event or a series of events
recitation of