n. The reciting or repeating of something previously prepared; especially, an elocutionary recitation; the rhetorical delivery before an audience of a composition committed to memory: as, the recital of a poem; a dramatic recital.n. A telling over; a narration; a relation of particulars about anything, either orally or in writing: as, the recital of evidence.n. That which is recited; a story; a narrative: as, a harrowing recital.n. In law:n. That part of a deed which rehearses the circumstances inducing or leading to its execution.n. Any incidental statement of fact in a deed or contract: as, a recital is evidence of the fact recited, as against the party making it.n. A musical performance or concert, vocal or instrumental, especially one given by a single performer, or a concert consisting of selections from the works of some one composer: as, a Wagner recital; a piano recital.