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reciteverb [ I or T ]

uk ​ /rɪˈsaɪt/ us ​ /rɪˈsaɪt/

› to say a piece of writing aloud from memory, or to publicly say a list of things:

She proudly recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
The opposition party recited a long list of the government's failings.

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(Definition of “recite” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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reciteverb [ I/T ]

us ​ /rɪˈsɑɪt/

› to say a piece of writing aloud from memory:

[ I ] He was nervous about reciting in front of the class.
[ T ] The children recite the Pledge of Allegiance every morning.
recitation
noun [ C ] us ​ /ˌres·ɪˈteɪ·ʃən/

› fml

a recitation of the "Gettysburg Address"

(Definition of “recite” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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