recital

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See also: récital

English

Etymology

From recite +‎ -al.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈsaɪtl̩/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪtəl

Noun

recital (countable and uncountable, plural recitals)

  1. The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal
  2. The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration.
  3. That which is recited; a story, narration, account.
  4. A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist.
    perform a piano recital
  5. (law) 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.

Translations

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “recital”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English recital.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.t͡ʃi.tal/, (traditional) /re.t͡ʃiˈtal/, (careful style) /ˈrɛ.si.tal/, (traditional, careful style) /re.siˈtal/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛtʃital, (traditional) -al, (careful style) -ɛsital
  • Hyphenation: rè‧ci‧tal, (traditional) re‧ci‧tàl

Noun

recital m (invariable)

  1. recital (theatrical recitation)

References

  1. ^ recital in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English recital.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛˈt͡ʂi.tal/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ital
  • Syllabification: re‧ci‧tal

Noun

recital m inan

  1. (music) recital (vocal, instrumental, or visual performance by a soloist)

Declension

Derived terms

(adjective):

Further reading

  • recital in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • recital in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French récital.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: re‧ci‧tal

Noun

recital m (plural recitais)

  1. (performing arts) recital (live performance, especially by a soloist)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French récital.

Noun

recital n (plural recitaluri)

  1. recital

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative recital recitalul recitaluri recitalurile
genitive-dative recital recitalului recitaluri recitalurilor
vocative recitalule recitalurilor

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /reθiˈtal/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /resiˈtal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: re‧ci‧tal

Noun

recital m (plural recitales)

  1. recital
  2. gig, concert

Further reading