recit
Definitions
- A short story.
- A narration.
- A recitative.
Examples
“[…] 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.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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