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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Recitative

/(rĕs`ĭ*tȧ*tēv")/ · Rec·i·ta·tive · IPA /ɹɛsɪtəˈtiːv/
01 n. A species of musical recitation in which the words are delivered in a manner resembling that of ordinary declamation; also, a piece of musi…
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    A species of musical recitation in which the words are delivered in a manner resembling that of ordinary declamation; also, a piece of music intended for such recitation; -- opposed to melisma.(Mus.)
02 a. Of or pertaining to recitation; intended for musical recitation or declamation; in the style or manner of recitative.
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    Of or pertaining to recitation; intended for musical recitation or declamation; in the style or manner of recitative.