récit

1 of 2

noun

ré·​cit

rāˈsē

plural -s

: a brief novel usually with a simple narrative line

recit

2 of 2

abbreviation

recitative

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French, narrative, account, from Middle French reciter to narrate, tell

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