Recitings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of performing or delivering a narrative or text from memory in front of an audience
2. A practice of repeating or reciting written material aloud for others to hear
3. Engaging in the vocal expression of poems, speeches, or literary works in a public setting

Etymology: "Recitings" is the plural of "reciting," so it is the form of the noun meaning a spoken performance of memorized or prepared material. The root "recite" comes from Latin "recitare," meaning to read aloud, formed from "re-" (again, back) and "citare," to summon or set in motion, so the sense is of calling words forth again from memory or from a text. The noun takes its plural in the usual way, with "-s" added to the singular.

Synonyms: deliveries, narrations, tellings, performances, presentations