| NOUN | communication | recitation | written matter that is recited from memory |
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| communication | recitation, recital, reading | a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance | |
| act | recitation, course session, class period | a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study | |
| act | recitation, exercise, practice, drill, practice session | systematic training by multiple repetitions |
| Sounds | reh.sahtey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | written matter that is recited from memory. | |
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| Broader | matter | written works (especially in books or magazines) |
| Verbs | recite | repeat aloud from memory |
| Meaning | A public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance. | |
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| Example | "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems" | |
| Synonyms | recital, reading | |
| Narrower | declamation | recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric |
| Broader | public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation | delivering an address to a public audience |
| Spanish | recital | |
| Catalan | lectura, recital | |
| Verbs | recite | recite in elocution |
| recite | render verbally, "recite a poem" | |
| Meaning | A regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study. | |
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| Synonyms | course session, class period | |
| Part of | course, course of study, course of instruction, class | education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings |
| Broader | session | A meeting devoted to a particular activity |
| Meaning | Systematic training by multiple repetitions. | |
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| Synonyms | exercise, practice, drill, practice session | |
| Narrower | fire drill | An exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire |
| manual of arms, manual | (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle | |
| military drill | training in marching and the use of weapons | |
| rehearsal | (psychology) a form of practice | |
| rehearsal, dry run | A practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert) | |
| review, brushup | practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory | |
| scrimmage | (American football) practice play between a football team's squads | |
| shadowboxing | sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training) | |
| target practice | practice in shooting at targets | |
| Broader | training, preparation, grooming | Activity leading to skilled behavior |
| Spanish | ejercicio, entrenamiento, práctica | |
| Catalan | exercici, pràctica | |
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