Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Recitation has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
written matter that is recited from memory
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
"the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"
a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study
systematic training by multiple repetitions
"practice makes perfect"
The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.