Recitation is an English word with synonyms like matter or drill. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Recitation meaning
- 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.
Synonyms of Recitation
Using Recitation
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: matter, practice session, drill, practice.
- In the example corpus, recitation often appears in combinations such as: recitation of, the recitation, of recitation.
Context around Recitation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Recitation
- In this selection, "recitation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, century, quran, quranic, competition, chosen and bun stand out and add context to how "recitation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 8th century recitation of kufa and a m recitation but i. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "recitation" sits close to words such as acuity, ademola and albans, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with recitation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Too often, it’s merely rote recitation. (7 words)
Recitation of the rosary concludes Bible Breakfast. (7 words)
Issy and her mother Tessa Campbell (Poetry recitation, Bun-Sgoil Inbhir Pheofharain). (12 words)
The influential standard Quran of Cairo (1924) uses an elaborate system of modified vowel-signs and a set of additional symbols for minute details and is based on ʻAsim's recitation, the 8th-century recitation of Kufa. (37 words)
The 3rd prize of 1 million Saudi Riyal went to Zakaria Al-Zirik of Morocco and the 4th prize in the most beautiful Quran recitation competition went to Abdullah Mohammed Al-Daghri of Morocco. (34 words)
In the video, Baron Cohen serves up a scathing recitation of Trump’s problematic history with women and women’s rights, highlighting the 26 women who have accused the current president of sexual assault. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
The influential standard Quran of Cairo (1924) uses an elaborate system of modified vowel-signs and a set of additional symbols for minute details and is based on ʻAsim's recitation, the 8th-century recitation of Kufa.
But Richardson’s book isn’t just a recitation of the evil of Republicans.
Sam Edelman Michaela Mary Jane’s are the classic “I’m running late to my 8 a.m. recitation, but I still want to look cute” shoes.
The 3rd prize of 1 million Saudi Riyal went to Zakaria Al-Zirik of Morocco and the 4th prize in the most beautiful Quran recitation competition went to Abdullah Mohammed Al-Daghri of Morocco.
The Commissioner said that, one of the objectives of the event is to promote Quranic Recitation within muslim communities.
The function started by a recitation of verses of the holy Quran followed by speeches by distinguished guests, children performances, cake cutting ceremony and refreshments.
The Seder service began with the recitation of kiddush, proclaiming the holiness of the holiday.
Too often, it’s merely rote recitation.
Warch an Nafiâ; Memorization of the entire Holy Quran according to the recitation chosen by the candidate and memorization of at least five Hisbs of the Holy Quran along with Psalms (Tajwid).
A was scheduled to begin in Yerushalayim on the 12 of Av (July 22), and R’ Lopian was invited to lead the assemblage in the recitation of at the opening session.
He emphasized that the transformative power of God's word lies not in the mere recitation of chapters, but in the deep reflection and meditation on the truths conveyed.
He said this in response to a TikTok video featuring a Qunut Nazilah recitation along with a message asking Allah to curse the Prime Minister, his ministers, and his supporters.
Issy and her mother Tessa Campbell (Poetry recitation, Bun-Sgoil Inbhir Pheofharain).
Jimmy Law provided an entertaining mixture of recitation and monologue while Alasdair Hendry gave the vote of thanks of the company to guests and chairman.
Moreover, the appeal describes Trevor Boelter’s witness testimony as “improper opinion testimony” with the recitation of hearsay.
Recitation of the rosary concludes Bible Breakfast.
Seminars, symposium, elocution, essay and painting contests, recitation, story and story-telling contests may be organised.
The region was crowned overall champions at the event in Gourock after local secondary pupils smashed it in a range of singing, recitation, piping and instrumental categories.
A single human story, told face to face, conveys the tragedy of millions in a way that a recitation of figures never could.
In the video, Baron Cohen serves up a scathing recitation of Trump’s problematic history with women and women’s rights, highlighting the 26 women who have accused the current president of sexual assault.
Common combinations with recitation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- recitation of 53×
- the recitation 20×
- of recitation 4×
- recitation in 4×
- with recitation 3×
- and recitation 3×
- recitation the 2×
- recitation but 2×
- by recitation 2×
- rote recitation 2×