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recitative

/ɹɛsɪtəˈtiːv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
recita-tive
IPA
/ɹɛsɪtəˈtiːv/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

dialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than being sung as an aria, is reproduced with the rhythms of normal speech, often with simple musical accompaniment or harpsichord continuo, serving to expound the plot.

adj

of a recital

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Italian recitativo, from recitare, from Latin recitō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

recitatives (plural) more recitative (comparative) most recitative (superlative)

Derived Forms

recitativelike recitatively

Questions

How do you pronounce recitative?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɛsɪtəˈtiːv/.
What does recitative mean?
dialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than being sung as an aria, is reproduced with the rhythms of normal speech, often with simple musical accompaniment or harpsichord continuo, serving to expound the plot.
Where does recitative come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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