Both Uses of
recite
in
Hiroshima, by John Hersey
- 'In an emergency like this,' he said, as if he were reciting from a manual, 'the first task is to help as many as possible — to save as many lives as possible.†
Chpt 3 *
- She heard herself reciting the Lord's Prayer.†
Chpt 5
Definitions:
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(1)
(recite) to say or read something aloud -- especially something previously memorized such as a poem
or:
to say in detail -- especially a list of things -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
The noun form, recitation, normally refers to the act of reciting or to what was recited; however, much more rarely, it can refer to a session in which a teaching assistant reviews and expands on a teacher's lecture.