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of reciting; the repetition of the words of another, or of a document; rehearsal; as, the recital of testimony.

An inaccurate recital.

A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle. "A laudable account of the city of London." Howell.

iling or exhibiting all the circumstances; minute; particular. Tedious and circumstantial recitals. Prior. Circumstantial evidence (Law), evidence obtained from circumstances, which necessarily or usually attend facts of a particular nature, from which arises presumption. According to some authorities circumstantial is…

An office in the liturgy of the Church of England, used on Ash Wednesday, containing a recital of God's anger and judgments against sinners.

A narrative or history; a recital or relation.

A formal recital or exposition of facts; exposure, or revelation, of something which some one wished to keep concealed.

Historical narration on a small scale; a brief recital; a story. Emerson.

intercourse, being drawn from diplomatic discussion, textbooks, proof of usage, and from recitals in treaties. It is called public when treating of the relations of sovereign powers, and private when of the relations of persons of different nationalities. International law is now, by the better opinion, part of the co…

Recital or performance a second time; repetition. Bacon. What needs this iteration, woman Shak.

The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital.

That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a story. Cyntio was much taken with my narrative. Tatler.

To prove unreal or intrue; to disprove. The omission or infrequency of such recitals does not negative the existence of miracles. Paley.

A lecture or prelection; public recital. The Jews had their weekly readings of the law. Hooker.

To state in or as a recital. See Recital, 5.

Recital. [Obs.] Shak.

The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition; specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise. Chaucer. In rehearsal of our Lord's Prayer. Hooker. Here's marvelous convenient place for our rehearsal. Shak. Dress rehearsal (Theater), a priv…

The act of relating or telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the relation of historical events. relation doth well figure them. Bacon.

Recital from memory; rehearsal.

hat which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital. "Admirable perspicuity of statement!" Brougham.