a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.

a similar entertainment in a field other than music

a dance recital.

a program or concert by dance or music students to demonstrate their achievements or progress.

an act or instance of reciting.

a formal or public delivery of something memorized.

a detailed statement.

an account, narrative, or description

He gave a recital of the things he'd been doing since we'd last seen him.

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account , concert , description , detailing , enumeration , fable , musical , musicale , narration , performance , portrayal , presentation , reading , recapitulation , recitation , recountal , recounting , rehearsal , relation , repetition , report , statement , story , tale , tellingnotes:a recital is a musical performance by a soloist or two performers; a concert is a performance by a group , narrative , program