Associations to the word «Recitation»

Wiktionary

RECITATION, noun. The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.
RECITATION, noun. The material recited.
RECITATION, noun. A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture.

Dictionary definition

RECITATION, noun. Written matter that is recited from memory.
RECITATION, 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. A regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study.
RECITATION, noun. Systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn