recit en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from French récit.
Meanings
-
A short story.
[…] of course, far from new in 1939: it is a staple of the French recit (from Manon Lescaut via Adolphe, Carmen, Sylvie, up to and beyond Gide's own four recits), in which a young man confesses how he loved, misloved, was misloved and lost.
2002, Charles Burdett, Derek Duncan, Cultural Encounters:
- A narration.
- A recitative.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| recits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |