récitationcommon nounSyllable DecompositionrécitationEtymologyexpandfrom Latin recitatio.Definitions1. The action of reciting, pronouncing a text memorized, with a less elevated tone than that of declamation, and more elevated than the tone of simple reading.expand2. The action of reciting from memory a text that one was obliged to learn by heart.expandLa récitation des leçons.Une composition de récitation.PluralrécitationsTranslationsenglish:recitationitalian:recitazioneSee alsoréciter (v.) récitateur (cn.) récit (cn.) réciteur (cn.)