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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRécitation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.si.ta.sjɔ̃
"La récitation du poème a été impressionnante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of reciting or reading aloud from memory, especially in a formal context.
"The student delivered a beautiful recitation of the poem during the school assembly." - 2
A formal reading or performance of a text, often in front of an audience.
"Her recitation of Shakespeare's sonnet captivated the audience."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'recitatio', stemming from 'recitare' (to read out, recite), formed by the prefix 're-' (again, intensifier) and 'citare' (to summon or rouse). It entered Middle English in the 15th century via Old French, initially denoting the reading aloud of a text and later expanding to artistic spoken delivery from memory.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Recitation" is said worldwide
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Récitation
Transliteration: ʁe.si.ta.sjɔ̃
"La récitation du poème a été impressionnante."
Rezitation
Transliteration: ʁe.tsiˈtaː.tsi̯oːn
"Die Rezitation des Gedichts war berührend."
Recitazione
Transliteration: retʃitaˈtsjone
"La recitazione del poema ha colpito il pubblico."
Recitación
Transliteration: resitaˈθjon
"La recitación del poema fue conmovedora."
Recitação
Transliteration: ʁe.si.taˈsɐ̃w
"A recitação do poema foi emocionante."
पाठ
Transliteration: Pāṭh
"उसका पाठ सुनकर सभी मंत्रमुग्ध हो गए।"
朗诵
Transliteration: lǎngsòng
"她的朗诵让观众感动不已。"
낭독
Transliteration: nangdok
"그의 낭독은 청중을 사로잡았다."
朗読
Transliteration: ろうどく
"彼女の朗読は聴衆を魅了した。"
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