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Definition
to say or read something aloud — especially something previously memorized such as a poem
or:
to say in detail — especially a list of things
or:
to say in detail — especially a list of things
- I am not reciting these facts for the purpose of recrimination.
- I recite them in order to explain why it was we did not have, as we could have had, between twelve and fourteen British divisions fighting in the line in this great battle instead of only three.
There are no more uses of "recite" in Their Finest Hour.
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