Spoke or read aloud something memorized or written, usually in a formal or deliberate way, such as poetry or lines from a script.
From Latin 'recitare,' combining 're-' (again) and 'citare' (to summon or call). The word originally meant to call back or summon again, evolving to mean 'to say again' or 'repeat aloud.'
Before writing was common, recitation was how people memorized and transmitted knowledge—students would memorize entire books of the Bible or classical texts by heart, which trained memory in ways we've nearly lost!
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