recitation

CEFRC1

/ˌɹɛsɪˈteɪʃən/

noun

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noun
The act of saying something aloud from memory or a text.
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noun
Extra detail
A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

The material recited.
The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.
A reiteration; a setting down, e.g. for ease of reference, of something previously established.

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1896, Frank Norris, "The 'English Courses' of the University of California", reprinted in, 1986, Novels and Essays, Library of America, →ISBN, page 1109, In the "announcement of courses" published annually by the faculty of the University of California the re...
The recitation will air nationally and be featured at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

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The recitation will air nationally and be featured at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
2021 January 27, Wayne Sterling, “Youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman to recite poem before Super Bowl LV”, in CNN
I shall now endeavor to give some account of the College.... Some then go to a recitation of the lesson they have learnt the previous evening. Some return to their rooms till the breakfast-bell, about seven or after. At eight the sludy bell rings. All must then go in their rooms and continue there, even if they have no lessons to learn, unless they attend a recitation which occupies an hour.
1882, Wayside Gleanings for Leisure Moments, Cambridge University Press, page 20
Many of my courses, however, were offered in recitation-lecture format. We would attend class, say twice a week, and a lecture once a week. ... I do seem to recall that my recitation sections seldom had less than 40 to 50 students and my lecture classes often had upwards of 100 to 300 students.
1999 October 29, J. Levine, “Re: Debate on accreditation of Jones International”, in alt.education.distance (Usenet)

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Borrowed from Middle French récitation, from Latin recitatio, equivalent to recite + -ation.