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recitalist en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English recital Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English recitalist From recital + -ist.

Meanings

1. A person who performs in recitals.
   • I visited the Cathedral at Cologne on the Sunday morning and sat in the organ loft with my friend, Professor Hans Bachem, who had given me a welcome on previous occasions and was anxious to come to London as a visiting recitalist at, say, Westminster Cathedral or the Albert Hall. 1942 November and December, Chas. S. Lake, “Some Continental Travel Experiences—II: A Sunday in Cologne”, in Railway Magazine, page 349:

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