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Synonyms for recital

  • noun

Most common

rehearsal yarn

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Rehearsal — that which is recited; a story, narration, account

rehearsal, account, narration, chronicle, report, statement, story, history, narrative, tale, telling, description, yarn, relation, enumeration

2. Recitation

recitation, reading

Other

repetition, iteration

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    That which is recited; a story, narration, account.

  2. n. 2

    The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal

Forms

Plural
recitals → rehearsals, accounts, narrations, chronicles…

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Recital denotes a series of events drawn out into minute particulars, usually expressing something which peculiarly interests the feelings of the speaker; as, the recital of one's wrongs, disappointments, sufferings, etc. 1.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example sentences

  • rehearsal After a ten-minute break, we resumed our rehearsal.
  • yarn This yarn will give the garment a softer texture.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
recitalsteady
rehearsalrising
yarnfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
tale1, yarn1
5 letters
story2
6 letters
report2
7 letters
history3, account2, reading2, telling2
8 letters
relation3
9 letters
statement2, narrative3, rehearsal3, chronicle3, iteration4, narration3
10 letters
repetition4, recitation4
11 letters
description3, enumeration5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (story2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
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