The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Recital \Re*cit"al\ (r[-e]*s[imac]t"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.
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   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.
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   3. That which is recited; a story; a narration.
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   4. (Mus.) A vocal or instrumental performance by one person;
      -- distinguished from concert; as, a song recital; an
      organ, piano, or violin recital.
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   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.
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   Syn: Account; rehearsal; recitation; narration; description;
        explanation; enumeration; detail; narrative. See
        Account.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

recital
    n 1: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a
         course of events; "his narration was hesitant" [syn:
         narration, recital, yarn]
    2: performance of music or dance especially by soloists
    3: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory)
       something prepared in advance; "the program included songs
       and recitations of well-loved poems" [syn: recitation,
       recital, reading]
    4: a detailed statement giving facts and figures; "his wife gave
       a recital of his infidelities"
    5: a detailed account or description of something; "he was
       forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings"

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

Recital

   dBASE-like language and DBMS from Recital Corporation.
   Versions include Vax VMS.