noun
recital
rih-SYTL
noun
1
A performance, especially of music or poetry, given by one performer or a small group.
"She played Chopin at her piano recital."
"The students gave a poetry recital at the end of term."
2
A detailed account or telling of a story or set of events.
"His recital of the accident matched what the witnesses said."
How to Use Recital
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA solo (or small-group) performance, or a detailed telling of events.
Common pairings
piano recital
dance recital
give a recital
Word Forms
recitals plural
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Etymology
From "recite" plus the suffix -al, which turns a verb into a noun naming the act or result of doing it.