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recitation

re suh tay shuhn

  • n  written matter that is recited from memory
  • n  a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
    the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems
  • n  a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study
  • n  systematic training by multiple repetitions

  • The ER nurse's voice seemed to trail off as she got to the end of the mandated recitation.
  • Munching snacks and passing a bottle of wine, they cheer, cry and cackle as their spiritual leader, Trista Rehn, braves heartache, indecision and the occasional recitation of bad .
  • Munching snacks and passing a bottle of wine, they cheer, cry and cackle as their spiritual leader, Trista Rehn, braves heartache, indecision and the occasional recitation of .
News & Articles

  • Whitey Bulger Trial Starts With Claims Of Murder, Thievery, Torture, Corruption
    BOSTON – A trial that many feared would never take place opened in a packed federal courtroom Wednesday when a prosecutor gave a cold-blooded recitation of what he called decades of terror inflicted on the city by its most notorious …
    June 12, 2013 - FOX CT Hartford
  • Lawyer Says Whitey Bulger A Scapegoat For Feds' Crimes
    A trial that many feared would never take place opened in a packed federal courtroom Wednesday when a prosecutor gave a cold-blooded recitation of what he called decades of terror inflicted on the city by its most notorious crime boss, James "Whitey" Bulger.        
    June 12, 2013 - Hartford Courant
  • 'Silver State has lost its Silver Lady' as Barbara Vucanovich dies at age 91
    Loading Photo Galleries ... • A viewing and recitation of the rosary will be held Thursday 13 at Our Lady of the Snows Church in Reno; viewing begins at 5 p.m. followed by the rosary at 7 p.m. A funeral Mass of Resurrection will be held at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Reno at 1 p.m. Friday.
    June 11, 2013 - Reno Gazette-Journal
Quotes

  • John Edwards in Inside Bay Area
    Bob Shrum's recitation of the meeting is inaccurate,Edwards said.
  • John Tory in Canada.com
    Any recitation of Mr. McGuinty's record is bound to be categorized as negative because it is,Tory told reporters after attending a church service.
  • Dalton McGuinty in Chatham Daily News
    It is time to move beyond the daily recitation of the Lord's Prayer in the Ontario legislature to a more inclusive approach that reflects 21st century,McGuinty says in a letter to opposition members.

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