different between recital vs description

English

Etymology

recite +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???sa?tl?/
• Rhymes: -a?t?l

Noun

recital (countable and uncountable, plural recitals)

1. The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal
2. The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration.
3. That which is recited; a story, narration, account.
4. A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist.
5. (law) A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation.

Translations

References

Anagrams

• article, clairet, lacerti

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English recital.

Noun

recital m (invariable)

1. recital (theatrical recitation)

Anagrams

• celarti
• citarle
• tralice

Polish

Etymology

From English recital.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r??t??i.tal/

Noun

recital m inan

1. (music) recital (vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) recitalowy

Further reading

• recital in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• recital in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From French récital.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /??e.si.?taw/

Noun

recital m (plural recitais)

1. (performing arts) recital (live performance, especially by a soloist)

Related terms

• recitação
• recitar

Romanian

Etymology

From French récital.

Noun

recital n (plural recitaluri)

1. recital

Declension

Spanish

Noun

recital m (plural recitales)

1. recital
2. gig, concert

English

Etymology

From Old French description, from Latin d?scr?pti?, noun of action of d?scr?b? (“I describe”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??sk??p??n/

Noun

description (countable and uncountable, plural descriptions)

1. A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
2. The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
3. A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.

   The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description.

4. (taxonomy) A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.

   The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist.

5. (linguistics) The act or practice of recording and describing actual language usage in a given speech community, as opposed to prescription, i.e. laying down norms of language usage.
6. (linguistics) A descriptive linguistic survey.

Synonyms

• (characteristics): sort, kind, type, variety

Derived terms

Related terms

• describe
• descriptive

Translations

See also

• prescription
• descriptivism

Further reading

• description in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• description in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

See also

• synopsis
• interpretation

Anagrams

• discerption, predictions

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin d?scripti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?s.k?ip.sj??/
• Homophone: descriptions

Noun

description f (plural descriptions)

1. description

Related terms

• décrire
• descriptif

Further reading

• “description” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Etymology

From Latin d?scripti?.

Noun

description f (oblique plural descriptions, nominative singular description, nominative plural descriptions)

1. description

Related terms

• descrivre