(res′ə·tā′tiv, ri·sī′tə·tiv) adjective
Of the nature of a recital as of facts or details; narrative.

(res′ə·tə·tēv′, rə·sit′ə·tiv) noun Music
Language uttered as in ordinary speech, but in musical tones; that style of singing or a vocal passage so rendered. Also Italian re·ci·ta·ti·vo (rā′chē·tä·tē′vō).
—adjective Having the character of a recitative. [<Ital. recitativo, ult. <L recitare]