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recital vs declamation

declamation vs recital

recital and declamation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recital Yes No No No
declamation Yes No No No
As nouns, declamation is a hyponym of recital; that is, declamation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than recital:
  • recital: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
  • declamation: recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
Other hyponyms of recital include capitula.
recital (noun) declamation (noun)
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events vehement oratory
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
performance of music or dance especially by soloists
a detailed account or description of something
Difference between recital and declamation

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