RECITATIVE


Meaning of RECITATIVE in English

/ ˌresɪtəˈtiːv; NAmE / noun

[ C , U ] ( music ) a passage in an opera or oratorio that is sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Italian recitativo , from Latin recitare to read out, from re- (expressing intensive force) + citare cite.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.