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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or having the character of a recital or recitation.
- noun A style used in operas, oratorios, and cantatas in which the text is declaimed in the rhythm of natural speech with slight melodic variation and little orchestral accompaniment.
- noun A passage rendered in this style.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Italian recitativo, from recitare, to recite, from Latin recitāre; see recite.]
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