recitation

Meanings

Plural: recitations

Noun

• written matter that is recited from memory
• a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
  • "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"
• a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study
• systematic training by multiple repetitions
• 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.
• A reiteration; a setting down, e.g. for ease of reference, of something previously established.
• A part of a song's lyrics that is spoken rather than sung.

Synonyms

class period, course session, drill, exercise, practice, practice session, reading, recital