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noun (n)

• the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  narration, yarn
  

  source: wordnet30
• performance of music or dance especially by soloists(noun.communication)

  source: wordnet30
• a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  reading, recitation
  

  source: wordnet30
• a detailed statement giving facts and figures(noun.communication)

  Example:
  His wife gave a recital of his infidelities.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a detailed account or description of something(noun.communication)

  Example:
  He was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings.
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of reciting; the repetition of the words of another, or of a document; rehearsal; as, the recital of testimony.(noun)

  source: webster1913