recital

  1. Noun.  The act of reciting (gloss, the repetition of something that has been memorized) ; rehearsal.
  2. Noun.  The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration.
  3. Noun.  That which is recited; a story, narration, account.
  4. Noun.  A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist.
  5. Noun.  (legal) A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation.

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