Present tense third person singular of recite; to speak aloud from memory or to read something to an audience.
From Latin 'recitare,' combining 're-' (again) and 'citare' (to call or cite). Originally meant to relate or tell a story repeatedly.
In medieval times, bards and poets would 'recite' epic poems from memory—some like Homer's Iliad were so long they'd take multiple nights! Modern neuroscience shows that memorizing and reciting poetry actually strengthens neural connections differently than silent reading does.
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