the act of reciting; the repetition of the words of another, or of a document; rehearsal; as, the recital of testimony.-a telling in detail and due order of the particulars of anything, as of a law, an adventure, or a series of events; narration.-that which is recited; a story; a narration.-a vocal or instrumental performance by one person; -- distinguished from concert; as, a song recital; an organ, piano, or violin recital.-the formal statement, or setting forth, of some matter of fact in any deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded; the statement of matter in pleading introductory to some positive allegation.