recitation
English Thesaurus
1. systematic training by multiple repetitions (noun.act)
hyponym | : | fire drill, |
definition | : | an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | manual, manual of arms, |
definition | : | (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | military drill, |
definition | : | training in marching and the use of weapons (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | rehearsal, |
definition | : | (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | dry run, rehearsal, |
definition | : | a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | brushup, review, |
definition | : | practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | scrimmage, |
definition | : | (American football) practice play between a football team's squads (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | shadowboxing, |
definition | : | sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | target practice, |
definition | : | practice in shooting at targets (noun.act) |
2. a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study (noun.act)
hypernym | : | session, |
definition | : | a meeting devoted to a particular activity (noun.act) |
3. a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance (noun.communication)
hyponym | : | declamation, |
definition | : | recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric (noun.communication) |
4. written matter that is recited from memory (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | matter, |
definition | : | written works (especially in books or magazines) (noun.communication) |
5. systematic training by multiple repetitions (noun.act)
derivation | : | drill, |
definition | : | teach by repetition (verb.cognition) |
6. a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance (noun.communication)
derivation | : | recitalist, |
definition | : | a musician who gives recitals (noun.person) |
derivation | : | read, |
definition | : | look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | declaim, recite, |
definition | : | recite in elocution (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | recite, retell, |
definition | : | render verbally, (verb.creation) |
7. written matter that is recited from memory (noun.communication)
derivation | : | recite, |
definition | : | repeat aloud from memory (verb.communication) |
8. systematic training by multiple repetitions (noun.act)
derivation | : | drill, |
definition | : | teach by repetition (verb.cognition) |
9. a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance (noun.communication)
derivation | : | recitalist, |
definition | : | a musician who gives recitals (noun.person) |
derivation | : | read, |
definition | : | look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | declaim, recite, |
definition | : | recite in elocution (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | recite, retell, |
definition | : | render verbally, (verb.creation) |
10. written matter that is recited from memory (noun.communication)
derivation | : | recite, |
definition | : | repeat aloud from memory (verb.communication) |
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