noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ɹɪˈsaɪtl̩/
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rhymes with -aɪtəl
CMU ARPABET:R AH0 S AY1 T AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
That which is recited; a story, narration, account.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
perform a piano recital
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
performance of music or dance especially by soloists
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: performance, public presentation
7
noun
Meaning 7
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his narration was hesitant
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: narration, yarn
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: report, account
Narrower terms: relation, telling, recounting
8
noun
Meaning 8
a detailed account or description of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: history, account, chronicle, story
9
noun
Meaning 9
a detailed statement giving facts and figures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his wife gave a recital of his infidelities
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: statement
10
noun
Meaning 10
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: recitation, reading
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation
Narrower terms: declamation
History
Etymology
From recite + -al.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
рецитиране
(recitirane)
— the act of reciting
Catalan:
recital
— the act of reciting
Catalan:
recital
— the act of reciting
French:
récital
— the act of reciting
Italian:
recitale
— the act of reciting
Portuguese:
recitação
— the act of reciting
Romanian:
recitare
— the act of reciting
Spanish:
recitación
— the act of reciting
Spanish:
recital
— the act of reciting
Bulgarian:
рецитал
(recital)
— a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
Galician:
recital
— a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
German:
Vortrag
— a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
German:
Konzert
— a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
German:
Liederabend
— a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
German:
Klavierabend
— a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
Greek:
ρεσιτάλ
(resitál)
— a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
Japanese:
発表会
— a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
Japanese:
リサイタル
(risaitaru)
— a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
Polish:
recital
— a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
Portuguese:
recital
— a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
Romanian:
recital
— a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
Russian:
сольное выступление
(solʹnoje vystuplenije)
— a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
Spanish:
recital
— a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
Turkish:
resital
— a vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist
Arabic:
حَيْثِيَّة
(ḥayṯiyya)
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Bengali:
বয়ান
(boẏan)
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Bulgarian:
съображе́ние
(sǎobražénie)
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Czech:
bod odůvodnění
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Dutch:
overweging
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
French:
considérant
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
German:
Erwägungsgrund
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Italian:
considerando
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Polish:
motyw
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Portuguese:
considerando
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Romanian:
considerent
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Romanian:
considerente
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Serbo-Croatian:
úvodna ȉzjava
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Slovak:
bod odôvodnenia
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Slovak:
odôvodnenie
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Slovene:
uvodna izjava
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Spanish:
considerando
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
Turkish:
beyan
— a formal explanation of the reasons on which the transaction is founded
