Word

recital, n.
(recitals)
freq. cnt. 2

performance of music or dance especially by soloists
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

recital

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

recitalist

semantic pointers

hypernym

performance, public presentation

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

narration recital yarn

sample sentences

"his narration was hesitant"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

recite

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

narrate narrate

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

yarn

semantic pointers

part meronym

body introduction conclusion, end, close, closing, ending

hypernym

report, account

hyponym

relation, telling, recounting

a detailed account or description of something
<noun.communication>

recital

sample sentences

"he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

recite

semantic pointers

hypernym

history, account, story, chronicle

a detailed statement giving facts and figures
<noun.communication>

recital

sample sentences

"his wife gave a recital of his infidelities"

semantic pointers

hypernym

statement

a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
<noun.communication>

reading recital recitation

sample sentences

"the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

recite recite

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

recitalist recite

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

read

semantic pointers

hypernym

public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation

hyponym

declamation