recitations

noun

plural of recitation
as in recitals

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  1. repetitions
  2. litanies
  3. enumerations
Noun
  • Yayoi Kusama, whose obsessive repetitions of dots and nets became a means of expressing infinity, leaving an indelible mark on contemporary art worldwide, died on August 14 of multiple organ failure at a hospital in Tokyo.
    — Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Perform five to eight repetitions, then reverse the direction.
    — Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of repetitions
Noun
  • Keeping the camera still in a courthouse’s small, windowless chambers, Depardon depicts these face-to-face showdowns as litanies of misery, as the officials make suspects confront the grim circumstances leading to their arrests.
    — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Hval’s restless melodies and at-times Proustian lyrics trail cigarette smoke or the fragrance of roses toward litanies of memory, all the while deconstructing the very natures of stage performance, recording technology, and digital existence.
    — Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Definition of litanies
Noun
  • The drafts were messy, but, in reality, so, too, were the handwritten ones—their own version of chaos with arrows, enumerations, and strikethroughs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Definition of enumerations
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