\Re*cit"al\, n. [From {Recite}.]
1. The act of reciting; the repetition of the words of
   another, or of a document; rehearsal; as, the recital of
   testimony.
2. A telling in detail and due order of the particulars of
   anything, as of a law, an adventure, or a series of
   events; narration. --Addison.
3. That which is recited; a story; a narration.
4. (Mus.) A vocal or instrumental performance by one person;
   -- distinguished from concert; as, a song recital; an
   organ, piano, or violin recital.
5. (Law) 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. --Burn.
Syn: Account; rehearsal; recitation; narration; description;
     explanation; enumeration; detail; narrative. See
     {Account}.