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(1):

(a.) Of or pertaining to recitation; intended for musical recitation or declamation; in the style or manner of recitative.

(2):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Recitative'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/recitative.html. 1828.
 
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