noun
Meaning 1
An act in which something is recounted
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
recounting
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CMU ARPABET: R IH0 K AW1 N T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: R IY2 K AW1 N T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of recount
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
an act of narration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he was the hero according to his own relation
- his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: relation, telling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: narration, recital, yarn
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Real reading context