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noun (n)

• written matter that is recited from memory(noun.communication)

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

  Example:
  The program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems.
  

  Synonym:
  reading, recital
  

  source: wordnet30
• a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  class period, course session
  

  source: wordnet30
• systematic training by multiple repetitions(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  drill, exercise, practice, practice session
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences.(noun)

  source: webster1913