Rec`i*ta"tion (r&ebreve;s`&ibreve;*tā"shŭn), n. [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) The rehearsal of a lesson by pupils before their instructor.

• The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized
  
• The material recited