1. A public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
   "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems";
   - recital, reading
    
2. A regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study
   "The professor covered chapter three during the recitation";
   - course session, class period
    
3. Written matter that is recited from memory
   "The students practised their recitation of the poem for the school assembly"

Derived forms: recitations

Type of: matter, oral presentation, public speaking, sesh [informal], session, speaking, speechmaking

Part of: class, course, course of instruction, course of study

Encyclopedia: Recitation