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recital

/ɹɪˈsaɪtəl/ noun B2
  1. The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal (countable, uncountable)
  2. The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration. (countable, uncountable)
  3. That which is recited; a story, narration, account. (countable, uncountable)
  4. A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist. (countable, uncountable) · perform a piano recital
  5. 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. (countable, uncountable)

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Your character was unfolded in the recital which I received many months ago from Mr.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 222 · B2
So far each recital confirmed the other; but when she came to the will, the difference was great.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 237 · B2
She was not sorry, however, to have the recital of them interrupted by the entrance of the lady from whom they sprang.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 250 · B2
The invalid sank back upon his cushions, tired out by this long recital, while his nurse poured him out a glass of some stimulating medicine.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 72 · B2

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