exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation
(noun) systematic training by multiple repetitions; “practice makes perfect”
recitation, recital, reading
(noun) a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; “the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems”
recitation
(noun) written matter that is recited from memory
Source: WordNet® 3.1
recitation (countable and uncountable, plural recitations)
The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.
The material recited.
A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture.
(music) A part of a song's lyrics that is spoken rather than sung.
• antierotic, tetraionic
Source: Wiktionary
Rec`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. recitatio: cf. F. récitation. See Recite.]
1. The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences. Hammond.
2. The delivery before an audience of something committed to memory, especially as an elocutionary exhibition; also, that which is so delivered.
3. (Colleges and Schools)
Definition: The rehearsal of a lesson by pupils before their instructor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 March 2025
(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
