The formal statement, or setting forth, of some matter of fact in any deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded; the statement of matter in pleading introductory to some positive allegation
An unsworn statement of fact included in a document In many jurisdictions, recitals in registered documents are deemed true and unassailable if unchallenged after a certain period of time
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"
performance of music or dance especially by soloists a detailed account or description of something; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings"
If someone speaks for a long time, or says something that is boring or that has been heard many times before, you can describe it as a recital. Before long we all grew bored with his frequent recital of the foods he couldn't eat