recitation

Meanings

1. The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.
2. The material recited.
3. A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture.
4. A reiteration; a setting down, e.g. for ease of reference, of something previously established.
5. A part of a song's lyrics that is spoken rather than sung.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French récitation, from Latin recitatio, equivalent to recite + -ation.